"Leona and Danny's young daughter, Amelia, perishes in a car crash. Paralysed in a car accident, Danny is spurned by his wife's harsh accusations as she clings helplessly to a balloon believed to contain the daughter's last breath.

Enter Lola, a pathological grief councillor. Turbulent and daring, Murphy's writing ventures through dark emotional territory unearthing humour and forgiveness as Leona and Danny fight their way back to each other, and to life."

Written by Colleen Murphy, Beating Heart Cadaver was shortlisted for Canada's most prestigious literary award, the Governor General's Award for English Language Drama.