The Story of a Heart
| Author | Rachel Clarke |
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| Language | English |
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| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
Publication date | 3 September 2024 (hardback) 5 June 2025 (paperback) |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback, paperback) |
| Pages | 320 (hardback) 288 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 978-0-3491-4561-7 |
The Story of a Heart: Two Families, One Heart, and a Medical Miracle is a 2024 non-fiction book by British writer and doctor Rachel Clarke. It describes the story of a heart transplant between two children, Keira and Max, as well as the staff that treat them and the scientific and medical background which allows the treatment to work. The book won the 2025 Women's Prize for Non-Fiction and was shortlisted for the 2024 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction.