Out of Heart

Donating your heart is the most precious gift of all

LONGLISTED for the 2018 CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL.Donating your heart is the most precious gift of all.

LONGLISTED for the 2018 CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL

Adam is a teenage boy who lives with his mum and younger sister. His dad has left them although lives close by. His sister no longer speaks and his mum works two jobs. Adam feels the weight of the world upon his shoulders.

Then his grandfather dies and in doing so he donates a very precious gift - his heart.

William is the recipient of Adam's grandfather's heart. He has no family and feels rootless and alone. In fact, he feels no particular reason to live. And then he meets Adam's family.

William has received much, but it appears that he has much to offer Adam and his family too.

A powerful tale of love and strength in adversity.

Irfan Master's first novel, A Beautiful Lie, was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2011 and nominated for the Branford Boase Award 2012, as well as a slew of regional awards including the North East Book Award, the We Read Award, the Essex Book Award, the Redbridge Book Award and the Amazing Book Award, all in 2012. It also featured on the 2013 USBBY Outstanding International Book Honor List. Irfan has been a librarian and was project manager of Reading the Game at the National Literacy Trust before becoming a full-time writer. Visit Irfan online at irfanmaster.com and follow @Irfan_Master on Twitter