Breaking Night - Couverture souple

Murray, Liz

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0099556294 ISBN 13 : 9780099556299

Editeur : Arrow, 2011

Synopsis

Breaking Night Liz Murray never really had a chance in life. Born to a drug-addicted father who was in and out of prison, and an equally dependent mother who was in and out of mental institutions, she seemed destined to become just another tragic statistic. Another life wasted on the brutal streets of New York. By the age of 15, Liz found herself homeless. Full description

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

Liz Murray never really had a chance in life. Born to a drug-addicted father who was in and out of prison, and an equally dependent mother who was in and out of mental institutions, she seemed destined to become just another tragic statistic. Another life wasted on the brutal streets of New York.

By the age of 15, Liz found herself homeless with nowhere to turn but the tough streets, riding subways all night for a warm place to sleep and foraging through dumpsters for food. But when her mother died of AIDS a year later, Liz's life changed for ever. With no education, with no chance at a job or a home, she realised that only the most astonishing of turnarounds could stop her heading all the way down the same path her parents took. And so she set her mind to overcoming what seemed like impossible odds - and in the process, achieved something extraordinary.

Told with astounding sincerity, Breaking Night is the breathtaking and inspirational story of how a young women, born into a world without hope, used every ounce of strength and determination to steer herself towards a brighter future. Beautifully written, it is a poignant, evocative and stirring portrait of struggle, desperation, forgiveness and survival.

Quatrième de couverture :

When there was nothing to believe in, she believed in herself.

Liz Murray never really had a chance in life. Born to a drug-addicted father who was in and out of prison, and a mother who was in and out of mental institutions, she seemed destined to become just another tragic statistic.

For Liz, childhood was a series of impossible challenges, in a world no child should have to inhabit: a tiny apartment frequented by an endless parade of users, where the physical pain of hunger was never far away.

By the age of 15, Liz found herself homeless and riding subways all night for a warm place to sleep. But when her mother died of AIDS a year later, Liz's life changed forever. With no education, with no chance at a job or a home, she realised that only the most astonishing of turnarounds could stop her heading the same way as her parents. And so she set her mind to overcoming what seemed impossible - and in the process, achieved something extraordinary.

Told with astounding honesty, BREAKING NIGHT is the inspirational story of how a young women, born into a world without hope, used every ounce of strength and determination to steer herself towards a better future.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Arrow
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0099556294
• ISBN 13: 9780099556299
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 432