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The Curious Heart of Ailsa Rae

by Stephanie Butland
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She's survived her heart transplant. Now she has to start living . . . An "enchanting" novel about new beginnings by the author of The Lost for Words Bookshop (Kristy Woodson Harvey, New York Times–bestselling author of A Happier Life).
Ailsa Rae is only a few months past the heart transplant that—just in time—saved her life. Now, finally, she can be a normal twenty-eight-year-old. She can climb a mountain. Dance. Wait in line all day for tickets to Wimbledon. Suddenly, she has a future.
But first, she has to put one foot in front of the other. So far, things are as bloody complicated as ever. Her relationship with her mother is at a breaking point and she wants to find her father. Then there's Lennox, whom Ailsa loved and lost. Will she ever find love again? And how can she learn to be brave, to accept defeat, to dare to dream?
Her new heart is a bold heart. She just needs to learn to listen to it. From the hospital to her childhood home, on social media and IRL, Ailsa will embark on a journey in search of what it means to be, and feel, alive.
"Moving, funny, and romantic . . . utterly engaging from the first line to the last." —Katie Fforde, author of Practically Perfect

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    June 4, 2024

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      • ISBN: 9781250217028

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      • ISBN: 9781250217028
      • File size: 2117 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      September 6, 2019

      Butland (The Woman in the Photograph) uses blog posts, emails, and straight narration to tell the story of Scottish Ailsa Rae, who receives a lifesaving heart transplant at 28. Born with a three-chambered heart (hypoplastic left heart syndrome), Ailsa has never known what it's like to be well. She finished school and university but remains unemployed, still lives with her mother, and must visit the hospital several times a week. The novel emphasizes the importance of transplants and need for donors, as well as the issues of a young person dealing with a chronic and deadly disease, just as her independent adult life should be starting. Ailsa is a warm and very human character who stumbles as she struggles with decisions such as contacting her biological father, who abandoned her at birth. She leaves important life decisions to votes on her blog, but readers will watch her grow and see how, for Ailsa, learning to tango becomes a metaphor for embracing life. VERDICT Readers will learn about transplanation as they cheer on Ailsa as she starts a job and a relationship, chooses a career path, and deals with the complexities of family.--Jan Marry, Lanexa, VA

      Copyright 2019 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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