Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey from Homeless to Harvard
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New York Times bestsellerIn 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. 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 fifteen, 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 young woman s indomitable spirit to survive and prevail, against all odds. Liz Murray completed high school and won a New York Times scholarship while homeless, and graduated from Harvard University in 2009. She has been awarded The White House Project Role Model Award, a Christopher Award, as well as the Chutzpah Award, which was given to Liz by Oprah Winfrey. Lifetime Television produced a film about Liz s life, Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story. Today, she travels the world to deliver motivational speeches and workshops to inspire others. Liz is the founder and director of Manifest Trainings, a New York based company that empowers adults to create the results they want in their own lives. The Washington Post - Juliet Wittman Education was the miracle that saved Murray's life. She discovered a special high school created by a passionate teacher and a visionary union official. This school, coupled with her own extraordinary determination, allowed Murray to win admission to Harvard. Her story is inspirational, and her description of the school, and its role in her life, should be read by everyone concerned about education.
