A Heartbeat Away

By Barbara Rogan

Book Overview

Determined to lead two separate lives, one as the daughter of wealth, the other as a nurse, Alice Straugh finds her divided world bridged by the love of a courageous child. 50,000 first printing.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671890875
• ISBN13: 9780671890872
• Release Date: October 1995
• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

When's the movie coming out?

Granted, I enjoyed her first five books (which includes this one) to a great degree more than her last two, but perhaps that's my problem. I think she's among the greatest and most underrated contemporary authors. I've been waiting for this to come out in movie form...

The best I've read from Rogan

This book captivated me from beginning to end. It is the fifth Rogan book I've read, and my favorite. For a white, Jewish woman to put herself in the place of African American of diverse backgrounds, and make it read as authentic, takes a lot of hard work, research, and mostly skill. My wife is a nurse and tells me Rogan writes like she has been to nursing or medical school My only puzzlement in this story is Dr. Plummer, the nasty OB-Gyn Physician. I'm not sure what purpose he serves the plot. I hope MGM doesn't take too long to come out with the movie.

Excellent

This is an amazing story. The characters are well drawn and the story pulled me in immediately. This is simply an excellent book and I would recommend it to anyone.