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Dancing on Broken Glass
Dancing on Broken Glass | Ka Hancock
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A powerfully written novel offering an intimate look at a beautiful marriage and how bipolar disorder and cancer affect it, Dancing on Broken Glass by Ka Hancock perfectly illustrates the enduring power of love. Lucy Houston and Mickey Chandler probably shouldnt have fallen in love, let alone gotten married. Theyre both plagued with faulty geneshe has bipolar disorder, and she has a ravaging family history of breast cancer. But when their paths cross on the night of Lucys twenty-first birthday, sparks fly, and theres no denying their chemistry. Cautious every step of the way, they are determined to make their relationship workand they put it all in writing. Mickey promises to take his medication. Lucy promises not to blame him for what is beyond his control. He promises honesty. She promises patience. Like any marriage, they have good days and bad daysand some very bad days. In dealing with their unique challenges, they make the heartbreaking decision not to have children. But when Lucy shows up for a routine physical just shy of their eleventh anniversary, she gets an impossible surprise that changes everything. Everything. Suddenly, all their rules are thrown out the window, and the two of them must redefine what love really is. An unvarnished portrait of a marriage that is both ordinary and extraordinary, Dancing on Broken Glass takes readers on an unforgettable journey of the heart.
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JoScho
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A powerfully written debut novel offering an intimate look at one couple's unconventional marriage.
Lucy and Mickey probably shouldn‘t have fallen in love, let alone gotten married. They‘re both plagued with faulty genes—he has bipolar disorder, and she has a family history of breast cancer. But when their paths cross on the night of Lucy‘s twenty-first birthday, sparks fly, and there‘s no denying their chemistry.
#brokenhalos #amonthofsongs

OriginalCyn620 👌🏻📚🎶 5y
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TrishB
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Should hate this book really as it‘s very sad(I said to my daughter it was like watching a whole series of ER in one go!).
But you can‘t tear your eyes away and have to read to the end. Despite the sadness I enjoyed the read and sometimes a good book cry is a wonderful thing.
Another #blameitonlitsy @Cinfhen (tagging worked!)

Cinfhen Glad this book didn‘t disappoint!! I read it a long time ago but I remember having my heart stomped on!! And so glad the tagging worked @TrishB 😘 6y
Reggie @TrishB this has only happened one other time. But this woman asked for my help at work and she had an accent. I asked where it was from and she said it was English. She had been in the states since 1978. She said she was from Banbury, outside of Oxford, about 70 Miles from London. It sounds dumb but I almost asked her if she knew you. Like one time a guy was visiting from Hawaii and “do you know DebinHawaii?” almost rolled off my tongue.Lol 6y
TrishB @Reggie I do that all the time 😁 I refer to Litsy folk as my friends and when people ask about them it‘s only a bit embarrassing to own up to knowing everyone online!! One of my friends is from Banbury 👍🏻 she talks very posh. 6y
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TrishB
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#lunchtimeread
Boy is this book killing me! Had to stop myself crying on the bus this morning!!

laurieluna Even the blurb on the book profile had me filling. 6y
Cathythoughts Oh dear “ crying on the bus “ good !! I‘m stacking. I remember you saying about crying on the bus reading & a lady asked you what the book was ! Was it Here Be Dragons? I think it was def historical fiction ... which one though 🤔 (edited) 6y
Kalalalatja Sounds so heartbreaking! If I hadn‘t already stacked it, I would have 💔 6y
TrishB @cathythoughts @kalalalatja @miralunasbooknook I wanted something to give my emotions a kick up the backside! 6y
TrishB @cathythoughts it‘s that trilogy - I think it was Falls the Shadow from the trilogy that made my cry on the bus! And the lady then read the books. I love a good cry over a book! 6y
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TrishB
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Today‘s #bookhaul
One from charity shop and other two via #bookmail and definitely #blameitonlitsy for the tagged one! @Cinfhen

Cinfhen Sooooo sad!!!!! 6y
TrishB @cinfhen I seem to be drawn to sad books at the moment! I‘m making myself read others in between! 6y
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Cinfhen
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#HeatOfJuly #OneDance is all it took to draw Lucy & Mickey into a steamy relationship.Two souls who can‘t live without the other but each carrying heavy burdens. This book DESTROYED me!!! I mean FLAT-OUT #UGLYcried #GrabTheTissues image from Google

BarbaraBB Okay, you had me after the first sentence ❤️. Stacked! 6y
Beckys_Books Stacked, but must buy tissues first 6y
Hollie Stacked! 😘 6y
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Mdargusch I can‘t decide if I like books that make me ugly cry or not. 🤷🏼‍♀️ (edited) 6y
TrishB I love an ugly cry occasionally 😁!! 6y
Centique I would stack it but I already stacked it - will have to move it up the stack instead! 6y
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Cinfhen
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#NuYear I can‘t believe it‘s Jan 31 😱Huge shoutout to my fabulous cohost @TrishB and Mr.B for this month‘s amazing playlist 🤘🏼❤️ please join me tomorrow with a brand new cohost and playlist @batsy #FierceFeb
If you are looking for a fiction read or NF that will completely shatter you, these two books will do the trick 😭😭 Dancing on Broken Glass is an #InfiniteTissueRead dealing with bipolar disease and cancer. #WeAreGlass

TrishB It‘s been fab 👍🏻 thank you for letting me cohost ❤️ looking forward to the next month! 7y
batsy Thank you, I am so looking forward 😀💕🎶 7y
Lizpixie Am I still cohosting March lovely? If I am we should start emailing ideas back & forth. Or do you have GroupMe or Slack? They‘re both chat apps that you can have private conversations on. Let me know, I have some super cool ideas 💡 7y
Cinfhen Yes🙏🏻 you are all set for March!!! @Lizpixie I use WhatsApp it's a free texting app worldwide. Truth is you are in TOTAL CONTROL for March...it's your show, I'm just along for the ride but I'd love to hear all of your ideas. You can email me cindyh666 at iCloud dot com 😘😘😘 7y
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LilWorm1313
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This book was amazing from start to finish. I fell in love with the main characters right away and you really can relate to them as well. I will admit, keep a box of tissues around for basically the entire book. 10/10 would recommend to anyone looking for a love story to pull on the heart strings