Change of Heart

by Sally Mandel

Twenty-six-year-old Sharlie Converse, born with a heart defect that has made her live carefully from moment to moment, falls in love with Brian Morgan who must convince her to have a long-resisted operation

Genres: Romance, Contemporary Romance, Fiction

416 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1980

Reviews

[James Burns · Rating 5 out of 5]

I laughed, I cried and I loved this book and I have read it over and over again. Its Like the movie Return to me without the happy ending. Its about a young woman who was born with a heart defect and grew up by very protective parents who kept her away from reality and the world. when on the city bus returning from a shopping trip she passes out and is helped by a young man, they fall in love, She receives a heart from a man that wasn't that good of a person. She marries her prince, this is her story of love, triumph and disappointments. This is real only in fiction. I will let you read the ending for yourself.

[Sharon · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the story line and it kept me wanting to read more but I wasn't expecting it to end the way it did. Overall, a good story.

[Bamboozlepig · Rating 3 out of 5]

For the first time in a long time, I was able to finish a book in a single setting. This novel is a lot like Love Story and the meet-cute between Sharlie and Brian is a little cliched. In fact, the whole story is cliched. But it was still a good read. Sharlie and Brian are solid characters and while I could see the ending coming right around the heart transplant scenes, I still stuck with it to see how it happened.

[Teresa Littrell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just the sappy love story I was looking for! My copy-write says 1979! Cute witty banter between her and him, tears at the end.... how do writers write about dying with such ability to get my tear ducts flowing?!

[Anne E Willson]

Interesting.

Held my attention for most of it. A little repetitious but worth looking into and thinking about the emotional trials.

[Joanne]

Didn't care for it - too repetitive, author tried to use "big words" which was just disruptive, could have cut out more than half the book because there was so much fluff

[Kathy Walstead-plumb · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent read

The character development in this book was terrific. I always say if I don't care about a character it's a waste of time to read a book. In this book I cared about so many. As a hospice volunteer I appreciated the way they dealt with death.

[Linda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Love story and heart transplant.

[Mary Fran Gualandri · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorite tear-jerkers. It is so sad but such a great book anyway.

[Janet · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the first book I remember staying up all night to read. I wonder if I read it today if I would still love it as much.

[Cecile · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful love story. Thoroughly enjoyed.