A powerful true story of organ donation and transplantation from rural Australia.
— told with honesty, insight, and moments of unexpected humour.
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A powerful true story of organ donation and transplantation in Australia — honest, insightful, and at times, unexpectedly funny.
Some stories are unfathomable.
This is one of those.
Leonnee is told her heart is failing. What follows is not a single moment of crisis, but a relentless series of them. Travel, waiting lists, machines, and choices no one prepares you for, as she navigates care between rural Australia and the city.
Recipient is a deeply personal account of life before, during, and after transplant.
This is not a story about being saved.
It is a story about what it means to keep living.
Again and again.
ISBN: 978-1-7646776-0-8
The book.
Available for Pre-Order.
August release.
A portion of every pre-order purchased through this website will be donated to heart research.
Recipient is more than a transplant memoir. It is the remarkable true story of one ordinary family whose lives are repeatedly reshaped by the unexpected. Just when they believe they have reached the end of one journey, another begins.
Honest, deeply human, and filled with hope, Recipient is a story that reminds us we never know what lies around the corner—or whose extraordinary generosity might change everything.
Is the book available on Amazon?
Yes. The book is currently available on Amazon.
For readers who would like a signed copy, or who would like to support heart research, paperback pre-orders are available directly through this website — visit the shop.
What People Are Saying
“This is not a story you simply read. You sit inside it”
— Reader Review
“Unpredictable, intimate, and quietly powerful.”
— Reader Review
“I giggled and cried in equal measure”
— Reader Review
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