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Unbroken: Life Outside the Lines
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Publisher Price: $15.95
Publisher: Luminare Press
Published: Mar 12 2026
Pages: 270
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.57 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Some childhoods break you. Others force you to become unbreakable.
This is a powerful true story of survival inside a childhood defined by chaos, fear, and abandonment.
Born into a deeply dysfunctional family and raised by a mother whose untreated mental illness spirals dangerously out of control, Adriene grows up learning that safety is never guaranteed, and that no one is coming to save her.
While still a child, Adriene becomes the protector of her baby brother, David, carrying responsibilities far beyond her years. As the instability around them intensifies, she endures neglect, violence, and betrayal that no child should face. But when a brutal attack leaves her emotionally shattered, Adriene reaches a breaking point, and realizes that the only path forward is one she must carve herself.
Raw, courageous, and deeply moving, Unbroken: Life Outside the Lines is a stark firsthand account of growing up amid untreated mental illness, abuse, sexual violence, and the failures of the foster care system. Yet within the darkness is a powerful story of resilience, self-discovery, and the quiet strength required to rebuild a life.
For readers drawn to true stories of survival and transformation, Adriene's journey is unforgettable and proof that even the most fractured beginnings do not define the life that follows.
A raw and truly courageous memoir of survival, resilience, and hope, rising from unimaginable childhood trauma. Highly recommended, The International Review of Books.
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