Picking Up The Pieces: A Powerful Story That Will Make You Get Back up.

by Marie Joiner

Marie Joiner is on fire. Author, Owner of Two Thriving companies, Mentor to women in business and Keynote Speaker. Marie survived homelessness and abuse as a child. She built her life from the ground up without knowing how to read and with only a fifth-grade education to back her. She is the definition of inspirational. Marie’s story leaves you with the realization that we can not only break free from anything we’ve experienced-we can literally create our own destiny.

144 pages, Paperback

Published May 8, 2020

Reviews

[Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was expecting this book to be about her business start ups and was unprepared for the dramatic personal story of her life before her success. Her perseverance and resilience is astounding. Marie never gave up on herself, her ambition, her hopes and dreams of what a nice family and stable life could be. The horrible conditions of her childhood defined her by honing the steel of her inner core but they didn’t become an excuse for not moving forward and reaching her goals. There are stories of women overcoming abuse, addition, homelessness but the simple directness in the way it was written makes it easy to read and very relatable. Should be a must read for teen girls.

[Lisa Riggs · Rating 2 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed the book. It’s written more like a biographical essay rather than a story. Five stars for joiner’s perseverance and grit. She’s amazing and an inspiration. Rated the book three stars simply because it lacked details of recovery and summarized huge life events. Details and character development would have made this a five star book and possibly a motion picture!