Woman Unbroken by Alexandra Fleder – Review by Jennifer Gordon

Woman Unbroken by Alexandra Fleder
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was a wonderfully written novel with an emotional, empowering and inspirational storyline which had me hooked from start to finish. Former teen actress and model Devorah Fields had a chaotic upbringing with her father being a former Hollywood heavyweight turned con artist who is now in prison, and her English born actress mother, who has returned to England. Devorah is now in hiding from her estranged and abusive husband at her family’s old house in the Malibu hills. However, with every creak of her childhood home she fears that her husband has found her. Devorah has been left feeling scared, lost and lonely with only her precious cat Fergie for company, as she tries to come to terms with her past. She is determined to revive the talented young woman that she was, but first she has to come to the realisation that she had abandoned herself. This took me on an emotional rollercoaster whilst reading this as the narrative really made me feel totally immersed in the story. The setting and the characters came vividly to life through the descriptive narrative, and I felt particularly engaged with Devorah and felt what she was feeling. The story does deal with some sensitive issues involving domestic abuse, but does so with sensitivity and honesty. Overall the message that comes from the story is one of inspiration and woman’s empowerment.

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