Beauty in the Broken Places: A Memoir of Love, Faith, and Resilience by Allison Pataki
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
5 poignant and brave stars to Beauty in the Broken Places! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
I have been a fan of Allison Pataki’s books because she writes in my favorite genre, historical fiction. In Beauty in the Broken Places, she bares her extraordinary heart in a personal memoir.
When she was five months pregnant, her young husband had a stroke while on a flight to their babymoon. Their lives were forever changed, but Allison easily found the silver lining and highlighted it in this book.
During his recovery, Allison wrote letters to her husband every day. She made an effort to include things that happened he would not remember on his own. The letters are at the heart of this memorable book.
Bottom line, Beauty in the Broken Places is filled with stunning writing, heartbreakingly beautiful emotion, and abundant inspiration. Like Allison says, “May we always remember.”
Thank you to Allison Pataki, Random House, and Netgalley for the ARC. Beauty in the Broke Places is available now!
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Jennifer ~ Tar Heel Reader 
Sweet review and her daddy used to be the governor here!😊
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Susan, that is so fun! I love her even more than before now that I have read this book. I can’t find the words to describe her strength.
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I’m going to have to check her books out!😀
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Sounds like an emotional and powerful book. Beautiful review my wonderful sister! 😘
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It is, Lindsay! Those are perfect words to describe it. Thank you, sister! 💗
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I have read her and her brother’s Where the Light Falls and loved it. I do have to take a look at this one as I am quite curious. I think my library has a copy. Lovely review, dear Jennifer! (As an aside, I lived in NY when her father was governor.)
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You and Susan (above) have jogged my memory, Marialyce! Now I remember Governor Pataki of NY! I enjoyed Where the Light Falls, too, and loved that they wrote that together. I can’t wait to read your thoughts on this one! I kind of want to read it all over again.
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Great review, Jennifer! I will have to look at this one closer!
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Thanks so much, Brenda! I hope you enjoy it if you read it! Xo
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