
Breaking night: a memoir of forgiveness, survival, and my journey from homeless to Harvard
Biography, Family and relationships, Inspirational and family life, Addiction and substance abuse, Journals and memoirs, Women biography, Social issues
Human-narrated audio
Summary
Breaking Night is slang for staying up through the night until the sun rises. It is also the unforgettable, stunning memoir of Liz Murray who at the age of fifteen found herself on the streets when her family of loving… but drug-addicted parents finally unraveled. When her mother died of AIDS, Liz returned to high school while homeless, won a New York Times scholarship and made it into Harvard prevailing against all odds