Showcase

Jacqueline Haskell

“1. your own diseased heart—final outcome guaranteed

2. beating transplant—the longest wait, outcome uncertain

3. non-beating ‘heart in a box’—journey time (donor to

recipient) up to 8 hours

(This last will increase your chances, notes his surgeon, in the

margin.)”

From ‘Takotsubo’ – included in the showcase

“I wanted it to be in the best shape possible, so I contacted TLC for a report on the final draft. In the end, the tweaks and recommendations were actually quite minimal, but crucial. They made me rethink certain sections and also encouraged me to kill some of my darlings – difficult advice to follow at the best of times! What remained was a truly integrated collection; Hearts is a narrative and works best if it is read as such.”