Irfan Master
Out of Heart
Hot Key Books, 2017
Donating your heart is the most precious gift of all. A warm and powerful story of love and strength in adversity.
Adam is a teenage boy who lives with his mum and younger sister. His dad has left them although lives close by. His sister no longer speaks. His mum works two jobs. Adam feels the weight of the world upon his shoulders.
Then his grandfather dies and in doing so he donates a very precious gift - his heart. William is the recipient of Adam's grandfather's heart. He has no family and feels rootless and alone. In fact, he feels no particular reason to live. And then he meets Adam's family. William has received much, but it appears that he has much to offer Adam and his family too.
About the Author
Irfan Master is an award-winning author of novels, shorts stories, poetry, and plays. His debut novel, A Beautiful Lie (Bloomsbury) was shortlisted for the Waterstones book prize and the Branford Boase award for debut authors and translated into 10 languages. His second novel for young adults, Out of Heart (Bonnier Books) was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal and UKLA award. A Beautiful Lie is currently being adapted into a touring stage play. Irfan's short fiction has also been published in numerous anthologies. Irfan is a passionate advocate for creative and literacy projects in the ommunity and has developed programmes and mentored young people to gain access to the creative arts. He has worked with English PEN, the British Council and the Arvon Foundation to deliver writing workshops in schools and prisons. He is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Canberra where he also teaches Creative Writing.
