Beyond the Broken (2013)
It seems like only yesterday when five friends with five dreams stood together at their Stanford graduation ceremony, turned their tassels, and looked forward with optimism. But two decades later, Neva, Annette, Lauren, Tamara, and Heather have all experienced a reality much different than the dreams they once envisioned. A troubled marriage and unexpected motherhood threatens to still Neva’s voice forever. Annette’s inability to conceive a child challenges everything she knows to be true about herself. Lauren is weary from juggling her career, motherhood, and marriage. Tamara has abandoned the hope of a loving relationship in favor of an all-consuming career. But it is Heather who is in the worst trouble of all. A heartbreaking job loss sends her spiraling downward into darkness, and she attempts suicide. As she slips into a coma, the friends reunite at her bedside, forge a stronger friendship, and finally face hard truths about themselves. In this poignant tale, the secret of each woman’s shattered dream is revealed, forcing each to embark on a unique journey to discover what beauty lies beyond the broken.
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“I found this book so hard to put down after I started reading it. It expressed things I personally had experienced in a way that I myself would not have been able to vocalize. It was so healing to read that someone understood the pain I had gone through and how I felt about it. ”