I appreciate the author’s candour and applaud her bravery in sharing her journey. “Sometimes the brightest people fight with the ugliest demons.” The photos at the end certainly cemented the whole story. There were gory details, heart-stopping and quite shocking moments- but these moments helped to set the scene and the ‘miracle’ that happened amongst the devastation. The quotes at the beginning of each chapter helped to set the tone for the chapter, and added to the overall storyline. That’s what this storm’s all about.”-Haruki Murakami When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over. “And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. I wasn’t sure if I would ‘like’ this book when I picked it up, I thought it would be far too sad and depressing- and don’t get me wrong, there are parts of the story that ARE very sad, and quite depressing- but it was the thread of faith and hope that really ‘lifts’ this story- giving it a redeeming and inspirational quality. Like tornadoes, the wrong choice may occur unexpectedly and be devastating.” The wrong choice can change the course of your life forever. Some are other people’s, and some yours, but a choice is always involved. The authors account covers her life’s journey- from her miraculous beginnings, through her unsettled childhood, dysfunctional family environment, abandonment, insecurities, turmoil, pain, mental illness, hope, faith, second chances, choices, and much more. There were parts that were quite emotional- my heart broke for her. It is a somewhat harrowing biography- and was thought-provoking, heartbreaking, and entirely memorable. It happened somewhere, sometime in February 1950.”īroken Pieces is the debut novel by Judith B. Even from conception, it wasn’t planned-one of those decisions or choices that shapes lives. It comes to me that my beginning started like this storm. It is a story that needs to be told-a tragic, yet redeeming story. A story that can make people rethink their belief system.
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