Rob Delaney Memoir “A Heart That Works” on the loss of a son goes to publishers Spiegel & Grau

Spiegel & Grau acquired the North American rights a heart that worksMemoirs of actor Rob Delaney, by Meredith Miller at the United Talent Agency, in collaboration with Avalon.

a heart that works It will be released on November 29 with a hardcover, e-book and audiobook for the author to read. The acquisition was announced by Julie Graum, co-CEO of Spiegel & Grau.

In 2016, Delaney’s one-year-old son Henry was diagnosed with a brain tumor. The family moved from Los Angeles to London when Delan’s wife Henry was pregnant with their third child. “Henry’s illness was a cataclysm that changed everything in their lives,” wrote the publisher. “In the midst of hospital routine, operations and mistreatment, they found a community of nurses, aides, health workers and compatriots grappling with the unbelievable. “Two years later, Henry died and his family watched his world unfold to reveal what was most important.”

Dylan, co-creator and co-star of Amazon Prime Comedy Disaster“The illness and death of my son, Henry, has affected our family,” the statement said. Somehow we are still here, but now we are different. Henry’s love and then pain changed us and the way we see the world. I hope our story sheds some light on some very dark corners. “

“I am honored to be the editor of Henry’s story and to work with Rob again,” said Julie Grau, who published Delaney’s early memoirs. Rob Delaney: Mom. Wife. Sister. Human. Warrior. Falcon. Courtyard. Turban. Cabbage. In 2013. “As a writer, Rob has a unique knack of inventing nonsense and depth all at once, and he has never used it to such effect as when he wrote about his family tragedy. The harsh truths of these pages will speak to all readers and leave them with the worst and best offer of life in a different perspective.