Dr Rachel Clarke: The Story of a Heart

Rachel Clarke is a bestselling writer (Dear Life and Breathtaking)  and NHS Doctor whose books explore subjects that are often taboo, bringing her unique understanding of end-of-life care and compassion for the dying. She reminds us of the many ways we can honour our loved ones and of the tenacity of love.

Her latest book The Story of a Heart was shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford prize and is an unforgettable story of how one family’s grief transformed into a lifesaving gift for another. When Keira was nine, she suffered catastrophic injuries in a car accident. Her brain and body began to shut down, but her heart continued to beat. Nine-year-old Max, meanwhile, had been hospitalised with a virus that was causing his young heart to fail.

In conversation with Jo Durrant.