{"product_id":"aside-from-my-heart-all-is-well","title":"Aside from My Heart, All is Well","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen beloved priest, film critic, and teacher Luis Córdoba learns that he needs a heart transplant, his carefully ordered life is suddenly transformed. Forced to leave the home he has shared for decades, he enters a new chapter marked by physical vulnerability, unexpected friendships, and a renewed appreciation for the ordinary pleasures that give life meaning. Looking back from years later, his lifelong friend and fellow priest, Lelo, recounts the quiet joys, humour, and humanity that shaped Gordo's remarkable life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by the life of Colombian priest and film critic Luis Alberto Álvarez, \u003cem\u003eAside from My Heart, All Is Well\u003c\/em\u003e is a warm, compassionate novel about friendship, illness, faith, art, and the resilience of the human spirit. Héctor Abad's generous and deeply humane prose celebrates the small acts of love and connection that sustain us through life's greatest uncertainties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHéctor Abad is one of Colombia's most celebrated contemporary writers. Best known for the internationally acclaimed memoir \u003cem\u003eOblivion: A Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e, his work explores memory, family, politics, and the enduring importance of compassion. \u003cem\u003eAside from My Heart, All Is Well\u003c\/em\u003e is translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo Lines Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeptember 9, 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e272\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubjects\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiterary Fiction · Translated Fiction · Colombian Literature · Contemporary Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9781962770590\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Post Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45188954161334,"sku":"9781962770590","price":30.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2264\/4150\/files\/9781962770590.jpg?v=1781624305","url":"https:\/\/oldpostbookshop.com\/products\/aside-from-my-heart-all-is-well","provider":"Old Post Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}