Murray's stoicism has been hard-earned it serves her well as a writer. She showed uncanny maturity, even as a child, and later managed to avoid that malady of teenagers and memoir writers, self-pity. By age 6, Murray knew how to mainline drugs (though she never took them) and how to care for her strung-out parents. It's a white-knuckle account of survival.
" Breaking Night reads more like an adventure story than an addiction-morality tale. An uplifting story of survival."- Kirkus Reviews "The admirable story of a teen who overcame homelessness through sheer grit and the kindness of friends. Liz Murray has shown us the worst, and the very best, of America."- Haven Kimmel, author of A Girl Named Zippy and She Got Up Off the Couch
In this incredible story of true grit, Murray went from feeling like "the world was filled with people who were repulsed by me" to learning to receive the bountiful generosity of strangers who truly cared."- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"From runaway to Harvard student, Murray tells an engaging, powerfully motivational story about turning her life around.
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