03673cam a2200625 4500 528790488 TxAuBib 20211108120000.0 ||||||s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781250242167 1250242169 52aaf5d1-3240-41a5-beed-5fd2f486730f OverDrive (Reserve ID) 4678486 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Butland, Stephanie. The Curious Heart of Ailsa Rae [Libby Audiobook]. Macmillan Audio, 2019. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 283MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 283MB. mother daughter relationships. father daughter relationships. parent child relationships. scottish protagonist. uplifting literature. estranged fathers. heart replacement. heart transplant. books on tape. Coming of age. heart disease. heart surgery. tango dancing. heartwarming. audio books. audiobooks. new heart. new life. blogging. tangoing. Blogger. dancing. up lit. uplit. love. HTML:<p><b>"Cathleen McCarron's lilting intonation and Scottish accent beautifully capture the quiet optimism of this heartfelt novel, set in Edinburgh." — <i>AudioFile Magazine</i></b></p> <p><b>For fans of Josie Silver's <i>One Day in December,</i> <i>The Curious Heart of Ailsa Rae</i> is a</b> <b>wholly original, charismatic, and uplifting novel that no listener will soon forget.</b></p> <p><b>Ailsa Rae is learning how to live.</b> She's only a few months past the heart transplant that—just in time—saved her life. Now, finally, she can be a normal twenty-eight-year-old. She can climb a mountain. Dance. Wait in line all day for tickets to Wimbledon.</p> <p><b>But first, she has to put one foot in front of the other.</b> So far, things are as bloody complicated as ever. Her relationship with her mother is at a breaking point and she wants to find her father. Then there's Lennox, whom Ailsa loved and lost. Will she ever find love again?</p> <p><b>Her new heart is a bold heart. She just needs to learn to listen to it.</b> From the hospital to her childhood home, on social media and IRL, Ailsa will embark on a journey about what it means to be, and feel, alive. How do we learn to be brave, to accept defeat, to dare to dream?</p> <p><b>From Stephanie Butland, author of <i>The Lost for Words Bookshop</i>, <i>The Curious Heart of Ailsa Rae</i> will warm you from the inside out.</b></p>. Literature. Fiction. Romance. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 17:40:22. McCarron, Cathleen. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1493-1/4678486-TheCuriousHeartOfAilsaRae.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=52aaf5d1-3240-41a5-beed-5fd2f486730f&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1493-1/4678486-TheCuriousHeartOfAilsaRae.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=52aaf5d1-3240-41a5-beed-5fd2f486730f&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)