Liz Murray
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| Title | : | Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard |
| Author | : | Liz Murray |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 334 pages |
| Published | : | September 7th 2010 by Hyperion (first published January 1st 2010) |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Autobiography. Memoir. Biography. Biography Memoir. Inspirational. Adult |
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In the vein of The Glass Castle, Breaking Night is the stunning memoir of a young woman who at age fifteen was living on the streets, and who eventually made it into Harvard.Liz Murray was born to loving but drug-addicted parents in the Bronx. In school she was taunted for her dirty clothing and lice-infested hair, eventually skipping so many classes that she was put into a girls' home. At age fifteen, when her family finally unraveled, Murray found herself on the streets. She learned to scrape by, foraging for food and riding subways all night to have a warm place to sleep.
Eventually, Murray decided to take control of her own destiny and go back to high school, often completing her assignments in the hallways and subway stations where she slept. She squeezed four years of high school into two, while homeless; won a New York Times scholarship; and made it into the Ivy League. Breaking Night is an unforgettable and beautifully written story of one young woman's indomitable spirit to survive and prevail, against all odds.
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| Original Title: | Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard |
| ISBN: | 0786868910 (ISBN13: 9780786868919) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | ALA Alex Award (2011) |
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Liz Murray's memoir so simply and profoundly impressed me,and no question while reading it or watching the TV movie based upon i was burst into tears...it teaches without the preacher's voice tone,uncovers the essence of human nature and conflict within this life,and i think it inspired and still many of those who are believing in themselves & in their dreams whatever may be their circumferences of living,EVEN IF THEY ARE HOMELESS...(March book club selection) I was really inspired by Liz Murray and what she's been able to make of her life after being raised in such difficult circumstances. The bulk of the book is spent describing her childhood and teenage years, and they are admittedly not easy to read about. Her parents were both drug addicts and not able to provide any kind of a normal childhood for Liz and her older sister. It gave me a profound sympathy for children raised in dysfunctional homes and a better
I probably would have liked this more if it were the first book of the genre I had read. Its one of those raised in horrible conditions but rose above it memoirs like The Glass Castle and The Liars Club. The book jacket describes Liz Murrays parents as loving but drug-addicted. I had some trouble buying the loving part. Definitely a fascinating story with an amazing and admirable author, but the narrative of her early years was excessively detailed at time except for her relationship with her
Wow, this was one incredible read--and it's really hard to believe that it's not fiction.I had heard of Liz Murray before--who can forget the catchy tagline "from homeless to Harvard?"--but I hadn't really read anything about her or seen the Lifetime movie about her story. So when I saw my library had this book, I was excited to give it a shot.The book really reads like a novel. It's very fast-paced, and it doesn't get bogged down with too much "explanation" like a lot of memoirs do (the
This is such a sad, yet hopeful, story. Imagine growing up with two addicts for parents, never knowing when you'll get food again, having your mom stealing your birthday money for a hit and always worrying that something will happen to them when they're out scoring drugs. And Liz was lucky, she at least had parents who loved her. There were so many things in Breaking Night that got to me. When she was little she tried to do whatever would make them happy. She was the perfect daughter, even
The triumph of Liz' life made it worth reading all the other difficulties she experienced. Her journey was about being raised in a home where her parents' main focus was on where their next high was coming from and advanced to being homeless then arrived to her hope for acceptance to Harvard. She was candidly honest in the accounting of her life and articulate in the retelling of the experiences as well as her feelings towards what was happening to her. Particularly well developed insights into
It's hard to believe that people actually go through this stuff. Sometimes I have to remind myself that I'm reading a memoir and not a piece of fiction; pulling up from the depths of somebody's imagination. Then the reminder that it is all real makes the story that much better! Breaking Night is truly an unbelievable story, but yet it is the truth. The author's battle to escape the circumstances in which she was born in to and raised in is truly an amazing tale. Then once she decides what she
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