My father's heart cover

My father's heart

by Steve McKee

On an autumn night in 1969, John McKee had a heart attack-an event that would end his life, and change his son Steve’s forever. With heart disease being the number one cause of death among Americans, My Father’s Heart is an extraordinary story of an all-too-ordinary scenario: A father dies, a son remains, and the loss casts a long shadow across a generation. Chronicling the disorienting first days following John McKee’s death, this powerful memoir of love, forgiveness, and finding oneself is rich in evocative details of time, place, and family.

Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?