The Story of a Heart : 'Profoundly moving and at the same time wildly inspiring' Rob Delaney

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2024SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2025BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE SPECTATOR, NEW STATESMAN, NEW SCIENTIST, AND PROSPECT'What a book . . . The perfect book' Chris Evans on Virgin Radio'Profoundly moving and at the same time wildly inspiring' Rob Delaney'Rachel Clarke's finest book yet' Financial Times'The best narrative non-fiction I've read in years.Rachel Clarke has written a profound piece of investigative journalism and wrapped it up in poetry' Christie Watson'This is THE MOST BEAUTIFUL and riveting book: written with such humanity, empathy and knowledge, such tact and drama and eloquence.Vital reading, lifelong revelation' Laura CummingThis is the unforgettable story of how one family's grief transformed into a lifesaving gift.With tremendous compassion and clarity, Dr Rachel Clarke relates the urgent journey of a young girl's heart and explores a history of remarkable medical innovations , stretching back ov