While all of this is of course profoundly important in shaping who he is today, I believe the true heart of this story is the love these two people had for one another. (nerdlocker.com)
At heart of this story what Sheryl Sandberg is doing is challenging the notion that working moms need to choose between work and family. (thespruce.com)
The emotional heart of the story lies with one rower, Joe Rantz, a teenager without family or prospects, who rows not for glory, but to regain his shattered self - regard and to find a place he can call home. (bookbrowse.com)