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A visceral and deeply personal memoir by the star of the Amazon Prime
series Catastrophe, about love, loss, and fatherhood.
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 and a challenge 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.
