The Story of a Heart
The Story of a Heart by Rachel Clarke is one of 2026's most credible books, appearing on 1 of the year's most respected lists, including The Guardian, for a Consensus Score of 13 out of 100.
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Our take
AI-draftedClarke, a palliative care doctor, braids the story of a single pediatric heart transplant, from a nine-year-old killed in a car accident to the boy who received her heart, with a broader history of transplant medicine's slow, often gruesome development. Judges awarding it the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction singled out the meticulousness of its medical research alongside a compassion that never tips into sentimentality.
In the press
“Clarke's evocative, empathetic writing makes you catch your breath.”
The Guardian“an emotionally compelling account of the traumatic and miraculous ramifications of an organ transplant”
Financial Times
How the Consensus Score is calculated
Our Consensus Score is our own transparent editorial metric — not a user rating. It weighs each list by the credibility of its source, how recent the listing is, and any award status. Here is the full breakdown.
| Source | Authority | Recency | Award | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Guardian | 0.85 | 0.70 | 1.00× | 0.59 |
| Weighted sum → Score | 0.59 → 13 | |||
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Frequently asked
What lists is The Story of a Heart on?
The Story of a Heart appears on 1 list in our 2026 corpus, including The Guardian.
What is its Consensus Score?
The Story of a Heart has a Consensus Score of 13 out of 100, our transparent editorial measure of how many credible lists agree on it.