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May 24, 2011 · 4.6 3,034 ratings. See all formats and editions. 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.
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Sep 9, 2010 · Murray, now a motivational speaker, shares her story in her memoir, Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard.
Her life story was chronicled in Lifetime's television film Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story (2003). Murray's memoir Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard, published in 2010 is a New York Times Bestseller.
Plot. Liz Murray is one of two daughters of an extremely dysfunctional Bronx family. Her father watches Jeopardy! and knows all the questions. Their bathtub does not drain so she has to shower while standing on an overturned bucket, to stay out of the fetid water.
Jan 1, 2010 · Kindle $9.99. Rate this book. Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard. Liz Murray. 4.21. 21,119 ratings2,409 reviews. 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.
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Breaking Night: Book summary and reviews of Breaking Night by Liz Murray. Summary | Reviews | More Information | More Books. Breaking Night. A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard. by Liz Murray. Readers' rating: Not Yet Rated. Published Sep 2010. 352 pages. Genre: Biography/Memoir. Publication Information.
