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Heart That Works
Heart That Works | Rob Delaney
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People magazine Fall Must Read pick * 2022 BuzzFeed Fall Reading pick A visceral and deeply personal memoir by the star of the Amazon Prime series Catastrophe, about the loss of his young son.In 2016, Rob Delaney's one-year-old son, Henry, was diagnosed with a brain tumor. The family had moved from Los Angeles to London with their two young boys when Rob's wife was pregnant with Henry, their third. The move was an adventure that would bind them even more tightly together as they navigated the novelty of London, the culture clashes, and the funhouse experience of Rob's fame--thanks to his role as co-creator and co-star of the hit series Catastrophe. Henry's illness was a cataclysm that changed everything about their lives. Amid the hospital routine, surgeries, and brutal treatments, they found a newfound community of nurses, aides, caregivers, and fellow parents contending with the unthinkable. Two years later, Henry died, and his family watched their world fall away to reveal the things that matter most. A Heart That Works is Delaney's intimate, unflinching, and fiercely funny exploration of what happened - from the harrowing illness to the vivid, bodily impact of grief and the blind, furious rage that followed, through to the forceful, unstoppable love that remains. In the madness of his grief, Delaney grapples with the fragile miracle of life, the mysteries of death, and the question of purpose for those left behind. Delaney's memoir--profound, painful, full of emotion, and bracingly honest--offers solace to those who have faced devastation and shows us how grace may appear even in the darkest times.
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arlenefinnigan
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Oh God, this is such a beautiful, heartbreaking book. A visceral outpouring of grief and love.

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arlenefinnigan
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Awful weekend again, but at least I finished three books and I get to start three new ones today. New week, new books.

Bookwomble Sorry to hear your weekend's been awful, Arlene. I hope the week picks up for you 💖 11mo
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This is Rob Delaney‘s memoir of his one year old son‘s cancer diagnosis, the year of surgery, chemo and hospitalisation and his death at two years old. It is shattering and I am glad I read it - to know a little of his beautiful boy Henry.
Back in 2007 my friend lost her 8yo daughter to cancer. I‘m glad this book exists and I think my friend would be too. It‘s angry and sad and messy and real.

rockpools Just devastating 💔 2y
LeahBergen Oh my! 💔 2y
CarolynM 💔 2y
Reggie Oof. 2y
Suet624 I can‘t even imagine. 1y
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AvidReader25
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Raw and heartbreaking, this is a memoir from actor Rob Delaney about the loss of his 2-year-old son to a brain tumor. He is so honest and angry and loving. I think reading this if you'd been through something similar would be cathartic. It's powerful and painful, just as you'd imagine a book about this topic would be. Anyone, myself included, who has watched a loved one die from cancer can't help but feel his grief with him as you read.

RaeLovesToRead Devastating 💔 2y
Deblovestoread What a peaceful place in your pic. (edited) 2y
AvidReader25 @RaeLovesToRead Truly, I can‘t even imagine. 2y
AvidReader25 @Deblovestoread One of my favorite places in the world! 2y
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largetown531
Heart That Works | Rob Delaney
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Easily the most devastating book I have ever read.

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cariashley
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One of the saddest, most honest memoirs of grief I‘ve read. It‘s brutal and devastating, but it doesn‘t wallow. Delaney narrates beautifully. It‘s excellent, if your heart can take it. As he quotes at the outset, a heart that hurts is a heart that works.

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