Catherine Ryan Hyde
ASIN: B0055WY7O8
Publisher: Andrea Brown Literary Agency, Inc.
Pages: 422
“A fascinating premise and a lovely book. Highly recommended.” –Chicklittings“A compelling, thoughtful read.” –Choice MagazineBy the bestselling author of DON'T LET ME GO and PAY IT FORWARD, SECOND HAND HEART is a devastating and unexpected story of love and loss—of learning to live for the first time, and learning to live all over again. Vida is only 19, but she knows a lot about dying. Her weak heart has kept her on the edge of death her whole life. It hasn't been much of a life. Thanks to her overprotective mother, Vida's only friend is Esther, an elderly Holocaust survivor who lives upstairs. Vida's heart is finally about to give out, unless she can get a donor heart in time. Richard is 36 and blissfully married, until he gets the call that his beloved wife has died in a car accident. His world falls to pieces. When Richard is invited to the hospital to meet the young woman who ...