Shattered Pieces Everywhere: How I Found True Joy in My Most Broken Moments - 4109

In this heart-breaking and inspiring memoir, Christina Maria Martinez shares how events that could've been fatal were, instead, the beginning of something wonderful. Raised in a family struggling to stay afloat despite domestic violence, substance abuse and time spent in a children's home, young Christina felt like the ugly duckling. Even as she found more stability in her teen years, Christina felt shy and insecure. Maybe if she felt beautiful she'd feel loved. Then Christina met Tomas. As their relationship bloomed, so did her hopes for the future. That's when the unthinkable happened. A car crash sent her through a faulty windshield, nearly killing her. Confined to a hospital bed with severe lacerations to her face, Christina wondered, Why wasn't I grateful for what I had? Other questions haunted her: Would Tomas still care for her? Could anyone love her the way she looked now? In her darkest moment, she wished the accident had killed her. But friends and family rallied, preven