# A Heart Afire

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- Book: [A Heart Afire](https://www.bookquiver.com/patricia-meisol/a-heart-afire) ([A Heart Afire.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/patricia-meisol/a-heart-afire.md))
- Authors: [Patricia Meisol](https://www.bookquiver.com/patricia-meisol)
- Publisher: the_mit_press
- ISBN: 978-02-6204-852-1
- Pages: 368
- Published: 2023-12-12
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Hardcover

## Description

A deeply compelling biography of the pioneering children’s heart doctor Helen Taussig, who helped start heart surgery and became a global force against preventable suffering. In A Heart Afire, Patricia...