{"product_id":"the-story-of-a-heart-rachel-clarke","title":"The Story of a Heart (Rachel Clarke)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE \u003ci\u003eSPECTATOR,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNEW STATESMAN, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW SCIENTIST\u003c\/i\u003e, AND\u003ci\u003e PROSPECT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'What a book . . . The perfect book' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Evans on Virgin Radio\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Profoundly moving and at the same time wildly inspiring' Rob Delaney\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Rachel Clarke's finest book yet' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'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\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is THE MOST BEAUTIFUL and riveting book: w\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eritten with such humanity, empathy and knowledge, such tact and drama and eloquence. Vital reading, lifelong revelation\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eLaura Cumming\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFROM THE AUTHOR OF THE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER \u003ci\u003eDEAR LIF\u003c\/i\u003eE AND \u003ci\u003eBREATHTAKING\u003c\/i\u003e, A MAJOR TV DRAMA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eDr Rachel Clarke is an NHS palliative care doctor and the author of four \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling non-fiction books. The most recent of these, \u003ci\u003eThe Story of a Heart \u003c\/i\u003e(2024), won the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction. \u003ci\u003eBreathtaking\u003c\/i\u003e (2021), which reveals how she and her colleagues confronted the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, was adapted into an acclaimed television series, broadcast on ITV in 2024. \u003ci\u003eDear Life \u003c\/i\u003e(2020),\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003edepicting her work in an NHS hospice, was shortlisted for the 2020 Costa Biography Award and long-listed for the 2020 Baillie Gifford Prize. Before going to medical school, Rachel was a broadcast journalist. She produced and directed current affairs documentaries focusing on subjects such as Al Qaeda, the Iraq War and the civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She continues to write regularly for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLancet \u003c\/i\u003eamong others, and appears regularly on television and radio. Inspired by a visit to Ukraine during the conflict in late 2022, Rachel founded a UK-registered charity, Hospice Ukraine, which supports the work of local palliative care teams in Ukraine.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Englisch, 288 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65829549277533,"sku":"K097874414","price":11.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9787441400001A.jpg?v=1788694747","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-story-of-a-heart-rachel-clarke","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}