--- description: Find out why "A Heart That Works" by Rob Delaney is on TIME's list of the must-read books of the year. title: 'A Heart That Works' Is One of the 100 Must-Read Books of 2022 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt77bcc97434c9f92d/698a37b64ee2629c4c31ad49/AHeartThatWorks.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Nov 14, 2022 # A Heart That Works by Rob Delaney by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  The wrenching new memoir from [Rob Delaney](https://time.com/5142515/rob-delaney-2-year-old-son-death-cancer/ "undefined") follows the comedian as he reflects on losing his toddler son Henry to cancer. _A Heart That Works_ is heartbreaking (and how can it not be?), but it’s also an affecting portrait of a father’s love for his son. Delaney traces everything that happened to Henry, from his diagnosis through his death, and how his family came together in the midst of it all. The vivid descriptions of Henry’s treatments—and the toddler’s beauty and resilience in the face of suffering—underline just how powerful it can be to care for someone else. —_Annabel Gutterman_ **Buy Now**: _A Heart That Works_ on [Bookshop](https://bookshop.org/a/4973/9781954118317 "undefined") | [Amazon](https://amzn.to/3DZ140i "undefined") **Contact us at** [letters@time.com](mailto:letters@time.com?subject=%28READER%20FEEDBACK%29%20Stay%20True&body=https%3A%2F%2Ftime.com%2Fcollection-post%2F6228627%2Fstay-true%2F "undefined")**.** ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/must-read-books-2022/6228395/a-heart-that-works/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/must-read-books-2022/6228395/a-heart-that-works/"},"headline":"A Heart That Works","datePublished":"2022-11-14T12:58:42.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:11:39.904Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/must-read-books-2022/6228395/a-heart-that-works/","keywords":["Books","list","best books"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt77bcc97434c9f92d/698a37b64ee2629c4c31ad49/AHeartThatWorks.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt77bcc97434c9f92d/698a37b64ee2629c4c31ad49/AHeartThatWorks.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/must-read-books-2022/6228395/a-heart-that-works/","name":"A Heart That Works"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The 100 Must-Read Books of 2022","description":"Gripping novels, transporting poetry, and timely nonfiction that asked us to look deeper.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/EeIdKgaD/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2022-11-09T14:12:32.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/EeIdKgaD.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/collections/must-read-books-2022/6228395/a-heart-that-works/","duration":"PT2M54S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/collections/must-read-books-2022/6228395/a-heart-that-works/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```