The Gift of Life

A novel by Mel Stein

In 1960s Apartheid South Africa, Black Lives did not matter. Black people were denied all basic freedoms including the right to advanced education. Most people know of South African surgeon, Christiaan Barnard, who carried out the very first successful heart transplant in the world.

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About Mel Stein

Author Mel Stein is a sports lawyer, footballer representative and writer who lives in North London with his wife Marilyn. As a lawyer he represented Paul Gascoigne, Chris Waddle, Alan Shearer and Neil Lennon.

Mel was one of the first English solicitors to be regarded as a specialist sports lawyer This is Mel’s twentieth book and his other titles include the well-received “Rags to Riches,” "How to be a Sports Agent" “The White Corridors,” and “The House with Too Many Rooms.

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