A dazzling and inventive story collection from the author of Their Brilliant Careers. A series of graphs illustrates the disintegration of a marriage, step by excruciating step. A literary spat – and an affair – play out in the book review section of a national newspaper. The heartbreaking story of a Rwandan boy is hidden within his English exam paper. A young girl learns her mother's disturbing secrets through the broken key on a typewriter. Ranging from Australia to Africa to China and back again, The Weight of a Human Heart is a collection that turns the rules of storytelling on their head. 'Joyfully original... magnetic... a brilliant collection' The Independent 'Daring, intelligent, witty, full of new discoveries and exhilarations' The Guardian