Mend the living

By:

Kerangal, Maylis de

Contributor(s):

Moore, Jessica (tr)

Language: English Publication details: London MacLehose Press 2016Description: 236 p. ; 20 cmISBN:

085705385X

Subject(s):

Summary: Winner of the Wellcome Book Prize 2017. Mend the Living is the story of a heart transplant, centred around Simon Limbeau, the boy whose heart is given, and his family. Taking place within exactly twenty-four hours, the novel traces the thrill of an early-morning winter surf session, the terrible accident that follows, and all the urgency and compassion of the hospital workers, and shock and grief of Simons family as they negotiate the question of organ donation.

List(s) this item appears in: Homerton: Telling Tales reading list | Homerton: Wellcome Book Prize

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust Library Shelves	PZ KER (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		W0006411
Book	Newcomb Library at Homerton Healthcare Shelves	WO 660 KER (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		13540

Réparer les vivants. English

Translated from the French.

Winner of the Wellcome Book Prize 2017. Mend the Living is the story of a heart transplant, centred around Simon Limbeau, the boy whose heart is given, and his family. Taking place within exactly twenty-four hours, the novel traces the thrill of an early-morning winter surf session, the terrible accident that follows, and all the urgency and compassion of the hospital workers, and shock and grief of Simons family as they negotiate the question of organ donation.

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