The Good Heart - Hardcover

Pratt, James Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1590383680 ISBN 13: 9781590383681

Publisher: Shadow Mountain, 2005

Synopsis

He expected peace, but it had not come. Would God require something from him for the secret he had kept for more than 40 years?

One mad dies, and another lives through the gift of a transplanted heart. As the recipient heals, memories he was never aware of come to him in dreams and in bright flashes of recognition that have no past. As the "heart memories" become more vivid, Mike Stone begins to understand that the secret imbedded in his new heart can destroy the very person responsible for saving his life. After years of hard living, Mike has experienced a literal change of heart. Passionately in love for the first time in his life, he is desperate to survive and to redeem the recklessness of his youth. But as he follows the trail of memories encoded in the donated heart and wrestles with issues of integrity and forgiveness, someone else seems determined to make certain the secret is never revealed. Torn between his newfound values and a desire to protect his family from harm, Mike must decide if exposing the truth is worth the risk.

Set in the fast-paced, power-hungry climate of Washington, D.C., this gripping new novel combines political intrigue with passion and danger while unraveling the mystery behind a brotherly pact that threatens all in its path.

About this title

About the Author:

James Michael Pratt made his national literary debut with his first novel, The Last Valentine, which became a New York Times bestseller. His subsequent fiction has included The Lighthouse Keeper, Ticket Home, and Paradise Bay. He is also the author of two nonfiction titles: Dad: The Man Who Lied to Save the Planet and Mom: The Woman Who Made Oatmeal Stick to My Ribs.

From Booklist:

Political consultant Mike Stone's boozing and smoking have caught up with him: his heart's a goner. Through the efforts of his born-again wife, a surgeon, he gets a new heart, and the goodness of the donor seems to transform Mike, too, into a good person. Unfortunately, a nasty corporation called DigiWatch has implanted a chip in Mike's new heart so that it may not be quite as good as it seems. Pratt's no Ward Just, but he offers up some enjoyably cynical observations about Washington. John Mort
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About this edition

• Publisher: Shadow Mountain
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1590383680
• ISBN 13: 9781590383681
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 298