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Breaking Night

A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard

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Breaking Night

By: Liz Murray
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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 15, Liz found herself on the streets when her family finally unraveled. She learned to scrape by, foraging for food and riding subways all night to have a warm place to sleep.

When Liz's mother died of AIDS, she 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. Liz 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 woman's indomitable spirit to survive and prevail, against all odds.

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"Murray tells an engaging, powerfully motivational story." ( Publishers Weekly)
Inspiring Memoir • Resilient Protagonist • Authentic Emotional Narration • Powerful Storytelling • Emotional Journey
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I loved ever minute of this book. The poverty Liz experienced brought back memories but most off all, her resilience is paradigm shifting!

Simply phenomenal!

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I listened to this book in record time! The horrific conditions these children survived at the hands of their parents, the huge and understanding hearts that only children can have, the beastly grip of addiction, and so much more is revealed in this true life story. The endurance, compassion, and forgiveness this story outlines has impacted me beyond words. This story compels and inspires me to become more involved with homeless children’s programs in our area, and get my privileged self signed back up to volunteer at our local soup kitchen

Incredible story!

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What made the experience of listening to Breaking Night the most enjoyable?

Liz Murray reading it!

What other book might you compare Breaking Night to and why?

No comparison that I know of!

Which character – as performed by Liz Murray – was your favorite?

Liz herself.

Any additional comments?

This book is just very good!

Number one favorite since joining audible!

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Les recomiendo ver primero la pelicula "Homeless to Harvard". Si les gustó, entonces este libro les dará más detalles y respuestas a lo que Liz Murray vivió.

Gran historia de perseverancia

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I purchased Liz’s audible book after hearing her speak at s meeting last weekend in Dallas. It is a powerful tale of forgiveness and seeing the world through God’s eyes...without judgement.

Raw and real

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This memoir is well written and has an amazing message. As a person who has suffered many hardships in life and knows what it is like to be disadvantaged I felt inspired by reading Liz Murray's memoir. I highly recommend this memoir to everyone who has struggled to overcome.

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Liz’s story was hard to read and infuriating to listen to at times because you want to shake her parents for their complete lack of ability to parent (or even adult), but at times you want to shake Liz for her ability to love them unconditionally. However, it is this same trait which probably helps her survive as well. It is also one the reader could learn from - I think most of us could stand to judge less and accept and love more. It is also a story which highlights the massive flaws is our overworked and unstaffed welfare, education, and foster care systems. If these agencies were staffed by educated and dedicated individuals like those Liz stumbled upon in her final school, we would have fewer falling through the cracks. However, this would require a complete overhaul of our systems including pay and who is hired for those roles - something unlikely to ever happen unfortunately.

Heartbreaking tale of those who fall through the cracks

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This book is narrated by the author and she does an absolutely amazing job! Her story is so heartfelt and compelling. I am surprised she wasn't crying while recording. This book was so inspiring to me, that I ran my 1st marathon after listening to her book. It is beyond motivational. Her true life story is so unfortunate and her outcome is so magical for a lack of better reference. I cannot do this book justice. A MUST LISTEN for everyone. A great family book. Really puts life into perspective. I wish I could go on and on! I am so proud of her, she is the epitome of a fighter! What a wonderfully courageous human being!

Best Book I Have Ever Listened To!

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Very inspiring story....I was very impressed with how Liz overcame so many obstacles and untimely graduated from Harvard. I plan to share with others.

Very inspiring story!!!

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Wonderfully written and told story. It is filled with great lessons about life and hope. It is inspirational and I highly recommend it.

Great story

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