Bruised but Not Broken

Bruised But Not Broken is a raw and unflinching memoir of survival, love, and self-discovery. At fifteen, Ruby's world was already fractured: grappling with the pain of a miscarriage, the chaos of young love entangled with addiction, and the crushing weight of secrets no teenager should bear. By eighteen, she was a mother. By twenty-three, she had endured years of domestic violence, betrayal, and poverty and made the hardest decision of her life: to leave and rebuild from nothing.Told with dark humor, unvarnished honesty, and the fierce determination of a woman who refused to be defined by her scars, Bruised But Not Broken captures the complicated beauty of motherhood, the tangled mess of loving someone who can't love themselves, and the courage it takes to rewrite your story.Fans of Maid and Educated will be moved by this deeply personal account of finding strength in the wreckage, and hope in the most unexpected places.