{"product_id":"your-hearts-your-scars-paperback","title":"Your Hearts, Your Scars - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdina Talve-Goodman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJo Firestone\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eSarika Talve-Goodman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEngaging, funny, and unflinching essays about coming of age as a transplant patient and living each day as a gift\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdina Talve-Goodman was born with a congenital heart condition and survived multiple operations over the course of her childhood, including a heart transplant at age nineteen. In these seven essays, she tells the story of her chronic illness and her youthful search for love and meaning, never forgetting that her adult life is tied to the loss of another person--the donor of her transplanted heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether writing about the experience of taking her old heart home from the hospital (and passing it around the Thanksgiving table), a summer camp for young transplant patients, or a memorable night on the town, Talve-Goodman's writing is filled with curiosity, humor, and compassion. Published posthumously, \u003ci\u003eYour Hearts, Your Scars\u003c\/i\u003e is the work of a writer wise beyond her years, a moving reflection on chance and gratitude, and a testament to hope and kindness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdina Talve-Goodman\u003c\/b\u003e (1986-2018) was born in St. Louis with a congenital heart condition and underwent a heart transplant at age nineteen. She went on to graduate from Washington University, and perform internationally at the Academia dell'Arte in Italy and Globe Theater in London. She later become a mentor for Girls Write Now and the managing editor of celebrated literary magazine \u003ci\u003eOne Story\u003c\/i\u003e, and was recognized with the Hadassah Advocacy Award and \u003ci\u003eBellevue Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e Felice Buckvar Prize for Nonfiction. She was diagnosed with a rare form of lymphoma, caused by post-transplant immunosuppressants, as she was attending the University of Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program and working on what would become her debut collection of essays \u003ci\u003eYour Hearts, Your Scars\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.4 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 24, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47392457883826,"sku":"9781954276055","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/314a23b0692b52232d6cd0ef79efad25.webp?v=1777964556","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/your-hearts-your-scars-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}