The Heart Folds Early is about what it means to make a choice. As mothers, how do we carry life and death in our bodies and survive with our hearts intact? Jill Christman folds the mournful recklessness of the twenty-year-old widow she was against the backdrop of her later marriage and new motherhood, including the choice to end a half-term pregnancy when a routine ultrasound revealed her baby boy had just half a heart. Available from University of Nebraska Press. Use the the exclusive discount code 6AS26 for 40% off! New events and interviews and reviews are on the horizon!