Broken Heart Syndrome

By: Anne Colwell

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Paperback | 13 May 2025

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212 Pages

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21.59 x 13.97 x 1.22

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The stories in Broken Heart Syndrome revolve around a small, local hospital in the beach community of Lewes, Delaware, all influenced by the loss of Jeff Donahue, a marine biologist who dies in a cycling accident. Jeff's wife, Sylvie, his best friend, Brian, and his sister, Regina, take the loss hard. Tina, the emergency room nurse who was there the night Jeff died, and Sue, the attending doctor, feel the loss as part of a pattern of loss they deal with constantly in their profession. Charmel, a mother whose daughter is in surgery, and Mrs. Shipley, who will be treated in the same ER long after Jeff's death happens, feel the loss as a ripple through a close-knit community. Travis breaks into his ex-wife's home to remember what it was like to be part of a family. Regina tricks her dead brother's best friend into sleeping with her by asking him to scatter the last of the ashes. For Anne Colwell, death doesn't end relationships but transforms them. Her characters live lives haunted by ghosts, and yet they all eventually choose to suture up their despair for a chance at restoration.

Industry Reviews

"A journey across the landscape of the heart."

-Nina McConigley, winner of the PEN Open Book Award

"What a beautiful, beautiful book. Kaleidoscopic and virtuosic, Anne Colwell's exploration of how broken hearts heal, break, and heal again is nothing less than thrilling."

-Liam Callanan, author of When in Rome

"Colwell wields her poet's scalpel to explore . . . all the surprising ways hearts can break and, more importantly, all the surprising ways those hearts can mend."

-Maribeth Fischer, author of A Season of Perfect Happiness

"Colwell has a poet's eye for exquisite details that pinpoint who we are, and her characters look out for one another in small, beautiful ways. "

-Ethan Joella, author of The Same Bright Stars

"Colwell lets her tales unfold with rare compassion and honesty. It's a big cast of characters, but I fell in love with them all."

-Clifford Garstang, author of What the Zhang Boys Know

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