Breaking night
Murray, Liz, 1980-2011
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Liz Murray never really had a chance in life. Born to a drug-addicted father who was in and out of prison, and an equally dependent mother who was in and out of mental institutions, she seemed destined to become just another tragic statistic. Another life wasted on the brutal streets of New York. By the age of 15, Liz found herself homeless with nowhere to turn but the tough streets, riding subways all night for a warm place to sleep and foraging through dumpsters for food. But when her mother died of AIDS a year later, Liz's life changed for ever. With no education, with no chance at a job or a home, she realised that only the most astonishing of turnarounds could stop her heading all the way down the same path her parents took. And so she set her mind to overcoming what seemed like impossible odds - and in the process, achieved something extraordinary.
Main title:
Breaking night / Liz Murray.
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Imprint:
London : Arrow, 2011, c2010.
Collation:
421 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London : Century, 2010.
Shelving notes:
22615 1 08-03-2012 99 nyctro 08-03-2012 7
ISBN:
9780099556299
Dewey class:
362.74092
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
194190
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| narrm ngarrgu Library and Family Services | -Non Fiction | 362.74092 | On order |