<h1><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(17 17 17 1)>A kidney swap a love story and a ray of hope in a memoir - </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(17 17 17 1)>Washington Post</em></h1><p><strong>A BOOK WE LOVE by <em>NPR Books </em></strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>One of the '5 over 50' debuts in 2023 by <em>Poets &amp; Writers </em>magazine</strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Transplant: A Memoir</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is a page-turning personal journey into one Black woman's battle with kidney disease and the American medical system. Bernardine Watson's book is at once a truth-telling and an affirmation of the life force propelling us all toward love and hope. A vibrant powerful portrait of what it means to be Black female and confronting a deadly disease in today's America. </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Winner </strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>of the first annual Washington Writers' Publishing House Creative Nonfiction Award 2023. </span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>.</strong></p>