Simon & Schuster
February 2012
On Sale: February 7, 2012
368 pages ISBN: 1451618069 EAN: 9781451618068 Kindle: B005GG0N3C Hardcover / e-Book Add to Wish List
mmortal Bird is a searing account of a father's struggle to save his remarkable son from a rare heart condidtion that threatens his life. It is a moving story of a young boy's passion for life, a family's love, the perils of modern medicine, and the redemptive power of art in the face of the unthinkable.
Damon Weber is a brilliant kidβa skilled actor and a natural leader at school. Born with a congenital heart defect that required surgery when he was a baby, Damonβs spirit and independence have always been a source of pride to his parents, who vigilantly look for any signs of danger.
Unbowed by frequent medical checkups, Damon proves to be a talent on stage, appears in David Milchβs HBO series Deadwood, and maintains an active social life, whenever he has the energy. But running through Damonβs coming-of-age in the shadow of affliction is another story: Doronβs relentless search for answers about his sonβs condition in a race against time.
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