The Beauty in Breaking: A Memoir

by Michele Harper

Book Overview

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A New York Times Notable Book

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"Riveting, heartbreaking, sometimes difficult, always inspiring." --The New York Times Book Review

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An emergency room physician explores...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525537392
• ISBN13: 9780525537397
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.2" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Brokenness can be a remarkable gift

I'm not usually a huge fan of non fiction/memoir type stories. This one though, this one was perfect for me. As a kid and into my adult life, all I wanted to be was a doctor, surgeon more specifically. I had managed almost make it before injuries took that dream away. But even so, there were so many difficulties facing me as a woman in a man's field. Its 2021 and thats still not changed. Michele does an amazing job conveying the struggles of being a woman, not just any woman, but a woman of color in a man's job. The looks she got. The promotions passed over. The superiority of those around her. It was hard reading her stories, knowing those stories would have partially been mine too with being a hispanic woman. I love how she approached her life and lesson learned in the end. That there is a beauty in breaking. Her story is incredibly. And she is a bright beacon of hope for young women nowadays.