The History of a Heart

The title, Une Vie ("a life" though I've seen the title of the book translated as The History of a Heart in English), is using the article indéfini (une/a) conveying the fact that this is "a life", or any life, which makes the life in question in this book neither more nor less than other lives. The sub-title to the book is: L'humble vérité/"The humble truth", which furthers explores the idea of this being the reality of life itself. The life in question here is not exceptional or unique, it's a normal life with a normal destiny.