The Unseen Threads: A novel about a girl, a miracle, and the transcendent power of love

by Patrick Mullane

Two transplant recipients meet and fall in love, unaware that the young woman who gave them their gifts is with them in more ways than one … Heather Lincoln has always lived in a world shaped by her size. But after moving to a new town and beginning her final year of high school, she meets some people who begin to help her change, who begin to help her see she’s worthy of friendship, respect, and maybe even romantic love. But on the night her transformation to a new and better version of herself looks imminent, she retreats to whom she had been and unwittingly leads herself to an early and unexpected demise. That, though, is just the beginning …. When Heather’s heart is transplanted into Melissa, a young reporter and writer, and her cornea is transplanted into Gabe, a man who works with troubled teens, Heather lives life again through these two people. And in doing so, she is reconnected with those she knew when she was alive. Through this second chance, Heather learns about true love – the love between a man and a woman, the love of friendships forged in fire, and the love of self. It is after her death that Heather truly lives.

319 pages, Paperback

Published March 1, 2021