I first heard of this book when my mom mentioned that she’d stayed up all night reading it. This was a couple of years ago, but my mom’s strong reaction to the book made an impression on me. Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness, Survival, and My Journey From Homeless to Harvard (2010) by Liz Murray is pretty much exactly what it looks like from the title. It is a memoir by the author of her childhood and teen years in the Bronx. I found this book […]