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The Beauty of Broken Things: A Memoir by Melissa Sharman

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Courtney Mulder
Apr 16, 2026
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“Even broken wings remember the wind. And in time, I would too – not with grace, but with grit. Each awkward take-off was proof I hadn’t forgotten how to move towards the sky.” – Melissa Sharman, 2026.

It feels strange to read a book as eye-opening, gut-wrenching, and hopeful as The Beauty of Broken Things, and somehow recap it in a few hundred words. Th…

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