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Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard
Breaking Night A Memoir of Forgiveness Survival and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard
Author: Liz Murray
ISBN-13: 9781401310592
ISBN-10: 1401310591
Publication Date: 6/7/2011
Pages: 352
Rating:
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
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4.2 stars, based on 20 ratings
Publisher: Hyperion
Book Type: Paperback
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beebs avatar reviewed Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard on
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A look into the world of poverty, drug abuse, child neglect, a broken welfare system, and the resiliancy of a child. Told, obviously from the vantage point of an educated adult, but at the same time through the eyes of the child who experienced the unrelenting discouragement of poverty and neglect.

As depressing as the bulk of this story is, it is also one of the most uplifting things I've read a long while. How a child can forgive and love those who, through their addictions and wasted lives have subjected her and her sister to a wasted and neglected childhood is a miracle. Liz Murray doesn't excuse her neglectful parents, but she doesn't demonize them either.

This book has earned a place on my list of books that has left a positive lasting impression.
reviewed Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard on + 38 more book reviews
The best memoir that I've read in quite sometime. A must read especially for someone down on their luck and believing there is no way out. A remarkable story of determination and courage.