Overview

A lyrical journey through pain, silence, and the mysterious grace of becoming whole. From a childhood marked by silence to a convent that broke more than it healed, from abuse and clinical death to years on foreign mission fields, Broken Things Sing Too traces the raw, sacred journey of Hope--a woman who lost everything but never stopped listening for God's voice. Told in a collage of story and poem, these pages echo with spiritual trauma, fierce resilience, and the aching beauty of becoming whole. Each chapter sings a different part of Hope's life--abandonment, mission, war, exile, love, prayer, and the slow art of rebuilding a soul. Though fictionalized, every moment is rooted in lived truth. This book is for those who have wandered far, who carry grief like a second skin, and who still believe the sacred can be found in shattered things. For those who have been dismissed, silenced, or told to ""just forgive and forget,"" this book is their witness--and their song. Because sometimes, healing sounds like poetry. And sometimes, broken things sing the loudest of all.

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""This honest woman's story recounts a powerful spiritual and personal journey evocative of simultaneously tender love and excruciatingly painful love through the vicissitudes of life and relationships. The inspiring poetry, music lyrics, and heartfelt beauty expressed in these pages warmly grace the reader with both the light of truth and the boldness of hope--in this Jubilee Year of Hope--in often inhospitable places; yet where the Holy Spirit always precedes us. Thank God for the wisdom and resilience of Hope."" --Thomas Dougherty, Director, Center for Speech and Writing, Mundelein Seminary ""In poetry and prose that is both haunting and lyrical, Hope the Lionheart tells a story that wanders through a life of brokenness and healing. Her storytelling is stunning and honest and beautiful. At its heart, it teaches about prayer and the quiet conversation that the Holy One has with each of us, offering mercy and hope no matter where we go in life."" --Christina R. Zaker, Director of Field Education, Catholic Theological Union ""Nadiya invites the reader into a powerful soul journey marked by suffering, pain, and grief while witnessing to the grace and resiliency of the human spirit. Her vulnerable, creative, and lyrical journey offers the reader new life arising from the ashes of trauma and brokenness."" --Kevin P. McClone, Licensed Clinical Psychologist ""Broken Things Sing Too is a compelling novel born out of immense personal and communal suffering, and written by an extraordinary woman of uncommon intellect, courage, and determination whose chosen name is none other than Hope. It is also a song whose rhapsodic and deeply spiritual lyrics invite each reader to listen closely to, and strive to make sense of, their own heart's melody of resilience in the face of life's cruelty and promise."" --Scott C. Alexander, Professor of Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations, Catholic Theological Union

Author Information

Hope the Lionheart is a Ukrainian-born educator, missionary, and theological formation leader who has served in seven countries over two decades. She currently directs formation initiatives and ministerial education programs in Chicago. Her work bridges trauma healing, spirituality, and intercultural ministry. Broken Things Sing Too is her first book.

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