A heartfelt book that inspires courage. Every morning, nine-year-old Sisanda counts her heartbeats and feels grateful to be alive. For Sisanda's heart is sick. Only an expensive operation abroad could help her so that Sisanda can run around like the other children—or like her mother Maswala, who is as fast as a gazelle. But they don't have the money for that. Then Maswala hears about a marathon with a large prize. She simply has to win. However, during her training, she gets stung by a scorpion—and at the same time, Sisanda's heart is growing weaker...