The Atlas of Glue

By FAITH MURIRA

What happens when life breaks your plans but builds your strength?

The Atlas of Glue is a raw and deeply moving memoir about unexpected motherhood, displacement, heartbreak, and the quiet resilience it takes to rebuild a life from pieces you never planned to carry.

When Faith's future seemed carefully mapped out, with education, independence, and a life abroad, everything changed with two lines on a pregnancy test. Instead of celebration, she faced disappointment, judgment, and the heavy silence of people she hoped would understand. What followed was not the story she imagined for herself, but one that would shape her into a woman stronger, braver, and more grounded than she ever thought possible.

From navigating pregnancy amid emotional turmoil, to crossing borders in search of opportunity, to learning how to mother while still growing herself, this memoir lays bare the invisible weight many women carry, the pressure to be strong, the loneliness of starting over, and the quiet courage it takes to keep going when no one sees the effort.

But this is not just a story about struggle.
It is a story about becoming.

With honesty, tenderness, and moments of hard-earned hope, The Atlas of Glue explores:

Unexpected pregnancy and the emotional storm that follows

Family disappointment and finding your own voice

Single motherhood in a new country

Love, loss, and redefining partnership

Healing, identity, and rebuilding from within

For anyone who has ever felt like life unraveled their plans, this book is proof that broken paths can still lead somewhere beautiful.

Sometimes what holds us together isn't perfection, it's the glue we never knew we had.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GNBVKY92
• ISBN13: 9798248003501
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 122 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"