This book was marketed as ‘A breath-taking story of Joy, Hope and Love’ and indeed it is, but it’s also so much more than that. I am not sure the marketers did Sheree’s life story about her abuse and abandonment, any justice. When I got the book, I was initially very reluctant to read it. Not only because I expected that it was going to be another downer about yet another abusive relationship, but because after reading ‘A Child Called It’ by Dave Pelzer, I wasn’t sure if I could take another story reminding me about the evil that often is mankind.
To read the book however, was refreshing and overall, an extremely uplifting experience. The story does not focus on the negative aspects of Sheree’s life as a child, it covers them and then moves on to detail, how she over came them.
It's not often that I can find a book that can compete with the mainstream true stories on the market and that also have a strong message about faith and belief. Sheree learnt to trust God on her own. There was no Sunday School for her, where she was encouraged to learn bit by bit. It was trust God, or nothing. That, I would say, is the most inspiring thing about this book. By age 11, she knew that there had to be something better than this for her and she held on to that.
As an adult, I know that I doubt on a much more regular basis over much, much less. If you want to read something that is not too intense but that will make you appreciate where you come from and what you have, Broken Wings is for you.
It’s not a long book at 219 pages. Something you can read as you travel to work or just for an hour a day, before bed.
The thing about Broken Wings is that that it can be used for any market. For a young person, it will encourage and show that someone their age or younger can have the faith of a mustard seed. For those older, it is a good book, written well with something to get your teeth into and will also tug at the heart strings of men and women alike.
