'Extraordinary' ELIZABETH DAY, HOW TO FAIL PODCAST'All-encompassing, heart-exploding' NEW YORK TIMES'A beautiful monument' RICHARD OSMANIn this memoir of loss, acclaimed writer and comedian Rob Delaney grapples with the fragile miracle of life, the mysteries of death, and the question of purpose for those left behind. Rob's beautiful, bright, gloriously alive son Henry died.He was one when he was diagnosed with a brain tumour.An experience beyond comprehension, but an experience Rob must share.Despite Henry's death, Rob still loves people. For that reason, he wants them to understand. A Heart That Works is an intimate, unflinching and fiercely funny exploration of loss - from the harrowing illness to the vivid, bodily impact of grief and the blind, furious rage that follows, through to the forceful, unstoppable love that remains.