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A death-row inmate wants to donate his heart to the sister of a girl he killed
2008Fast paceThoughtful
What it is about
Shay Bourne is on death row for a double murder, and he wants to donate his heart to the sister of the girl he killed. The prison and a priest become entangled in a debate about faith and the law.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like Picoult’s issue-driven novels.
What you will get
A bestseller.
Change of Heart Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Literary Fiction · Death penalty · Faith · Organ donation
Length
455 pages · ≈ 13 h
More about this book
Characters
Shay Bourne, Father Michael and June Nealon.
Setting
A New Hampshire prison.
What makes it different
A moral and legal question that has no easy answer.
Feel
Emotional and tense.
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