Heart of the Matter. Emily Giffin 1409123634 (Paperback - Used)

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Tessa Russo can t help but contemplate how fragile life can be. As the wife of a leading paediatric plastic surgeon she has witnessed too often her husband Nick s sombre mood when he returns from a call-out knowing that another child has been hurt - damaged perhaps beyond repair. Each time Tessa looks at her own two perfect children and thinks: Thank God it isn t us. We re one of the lucky ones . It isn t until later that she realises how wrong she was. Valerie Anderson takes nothing for granted. But with one phone call her world collapses. As a single mother she was always protective of her son Charlie and will live to regret how one seemingly insignificant decision leads to a terrible accident - one that will leave Charlie forever scarred. It is only when Nick Russo Charlie s surgeon enters their lives that Valerie finds room for hope. As the lives of two very different women dramatically intersect they are forced to question everything they hold dear - and face a future that neither one had ever envisaged.