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The story of a heart

by Rachel Clarke

This account of a heart transplant between two nine-year-old children explores the experiences of the families involved alongside the history of medical innovations that made the life-saving procedure possible.

Accession 28764 ISBN 9780349145594 Publisher Abacus
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