{"product_id":"borrowed-cravings-frank-s-hughes-9798246008232","title":"Borrowed Cravings: Stories of Heart Transplant Recipients and the Changes They Never Expected","description":"\u003cp\u003efter a heart transplant, people expect change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey expect fatigue, medication side effects, gratitude, fear, relief. What they don't expect are the smaller shifts. The ones no one warns them about. The ones that don't show up on lab reports or discharge instructions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sudden craving for food they hated their entire life.\u003cbr\u003eMusic that suddenly feels familiar or deeply calming.\u003cbr\u003eHabits that appear fully formed, without effort or intention.\u003cbr\u003eEmotional changes noticed by family before the recipient ever feels them.\u003cbr\u003eA quiet pull toward certain places, routines, or ways of being.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBorrowed Cravings\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of real stories from heart transplant recipients describing the changes they noticed after surgery, told in their own voices. These are not medical case studies and not attempts to prove anything. They are lived experiences, shared carefully, often hesitantly, and without conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome recipients connect these changes to what they later learn about their donor. Others reject that idea entirely. Many sit somewhere in between. This book makes room for all of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrganized by theme, food, music, habits, skills, emotional shifts, place, silence, skepticism, and integration, each chapter gathers multiple perspectives and allows patterns to emerge naturally, without explanation or judgment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is for transplant recipients who have noticed something they can't quite explain.\u003cbr\u003eFor caregivers and family members who have quietly observed change.\u003cbr\u003eFor clinicians and readers who understand that not every meaningful experience fits neatly inside a diagnosis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBorrowed Cravings\u003c\/i\u003e doesn't ask you to believe anything.\u003cbr\u003eIt asks you to listen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd sometimes, that's enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frank S. Hughes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798246008232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.17d","brand":"Frank S. Hughes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084027371775,"sku":"9798246008232","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/borrowed-cravings-frank-s-hughes-9798246008232","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}