SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2024 SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2025 BOOK 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: w ritten with such humanity, empathy and knowledge, such tact and drama and eloquence. Vital reading, lifelong revelation ' Laura Cumming This 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 over a century and involving the knowledge and dedication not just of surgeons but of countless physicians, immunologists, nurses and scientists. FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER DEAR LIF E AND BREATHTAKING , A MAJOR TV DRAMA.