A Heart That Works: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
Rob Delaney
Oct 2022 · Coronet · Narrated by Rob Delaney
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WINNER OF THE BRITISH RADIO ACADAMY ARIAS AWARD FOR BEST AUDIOBOOK
The comedian and star of Catastrophe's devastatingly moving memoir about his young son's death.
In this devastating, beautiful and deeply moving memoir of the loss of his son, Rob Delaney explores what life really means, and why it matters.
When you're a parent and your child gets hurt or sick, you not only try to help them get better but you also labour under the general belief that you can help them get better. That's not always the case though. Sometimes the nurses and the doctors can't fix what's wrong. Sometimes children die.
Rob's beautiful, bright, deeply alive son Henry died. This is the story of what happens when you lose a child, and everything you discover about life in the process. Why does he feel compelled to talk about it, to write about it, to disseminate information designed to make people feel something like what he felt? What his wife feels? What his other sons feel? Done properly or well, it will hurt them. Why does he want to hurt people?
Because, despite the death of his son, Rob still loves people. For that reason, he wants them to understand.
(P)2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
The comedian and star of Catastrophe's devastatingly moving memoir about his young son's death.
In this devastating, beautiful and deeply moving memoir of the loss of his son, Rob Delaney explores what life really means, and why it matters.
When you're a parent and your child gets hurt or sick, you not only try to help them get better but you also labour under the general belief that you can help them get better. That's not always the case though. Sometimes the nurses and the doctors can't fix what's wrong. Sometimes children die.
Rob's beautiful, bright, deeply alive son Henry died. This is the story of what happens when you lose a child, and everything you discover about life in the process. Why does he feel compelled to talk about it, to write about it, to disseminate information designed to make people feel something like what he felt? What his wife feels? What his other sons feel? Done properly or well, it will hurt them. Why does he want to hurt people?
Because, despite the death of his son, Rob still loves people. For that reason, he wants them to understand.
(P)2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
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Andy Baldie
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November 8, 2022
As a parent who lost a daughter after 3 years of helping her fight for for her life, my heart goes out to Rob and his family. The emotions he describes hit home with a strange familiarity. Thank you for sharing your life with us all. Andy B
Steph George
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December 9, 2022
Wow. An awful, hard, honest story of little Henry. I'd been waiting for this book a while, but it was more than I expected. Listening to the audio book brought even more weight when read by Rob himself - I cried, I laughed, I was angry. Heartbreaking but wonderfully told, I wish all the love to the family and their little boys
Jamie Peters
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August 24, 2023
Excellent Book, thoroughly heatbreaking story.
About the author
Rob Delaney is an American comedian, actor and writer. He is widely known as the BAFTA-winning co-creator and co-star of the critically acclaimed Channel 4 and Amazon Prime comedy Catastrophe, which broadcasts in over 130 countries.
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