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The Mosaic of the Broken Soul Kindle Edition
She struggles with the meaning of life trying to find it through themes of motherhood, friendship, betrayal, displacement, illness, pain, grief and loss.
She travelled to Andalucia, London, The Isle of Man, where She met colourful characters believing that the unknown can reverse the fragmentation and change reality, believing that all the little broken selves can once again bring the broken pieces into a cohesive mosaic.
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateJune 24, 2011
- File size598 KB
Editorial Reviews
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Exquisitely well-crafted, The Mosaic Of The Broken Soul is a highly rewarding literary jewel. Chronicling one brave soul's journey on the road to self-discovery, Branka Cubrilo's moving offering is equally heartrending and uplifting. Touching on delicate themes as motherhood, friendship, grief, and loss the novel takes the reader on a passion-filled roller coaster ride through the depths of the human soul - reassuring us all that even the darkest of tunnels still has light at the end.
An insightful, brutally honest slice of unbridled humanity. Highly recommended. M. Drake
"Branka's writing is elegant and penetrative."
--Penelope Plunket
Branka is a writer of exceptional talent who traverses cultural, historical and linguistic barriers in her writing with a passionate fluidity. Her work has the great virtue of capturing the essence of place and nation with a seamlessness found only in the works of great writers who themselves have known displacement and separation. Her writing is beautifully evocative and captures the sense of place and atmosphere in a way which is transporting for the reader.
Prof. Penny Green
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Product details
- ASIN : B00580JMCY
- Publisher : Speaking Volumes (June 24, 2011)
- Publication date : June 24, 2011
- Language : English
- File size : 598 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 250 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #5,217,649 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #37,734 in Family Life Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #91,523 in Family Life Fiction (Books)
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Customers find the book inspiring and meaningful. They appreciate the author's lyrical prose that conveys generosity and courage. The writing style is endearing and unpretentious. The pacing is described as deeply moving and entertaining.
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Customers find the book inspiring and meaningful. They appreciate the author's genuine voice and high-mindedness. The story reaffirms the value of life and the power of the soul. Readers describe it as an incredible, unforgettable journey that is therapeutic.
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"...crafted lyrical prose, which draws one gently yet powerfully into her world of deep reflection and intense emotions , sprinkled with a touch of..." Read more
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"...I found this book to be a healing book; it liberated me from my own confusion about some deep life issues, which Branka had absolutely clarified to..." Read more
Customers find the writing quality of the book engaging. They appreciate Branka's lyrical prose that draws them in gently yet conveys generosity and courage. The writing and insight elevate Cubrilo's story, reaffirming its value. The author's expression is unpretentious yet has a way of molding phrases in ways that make it sound light and simple. Overall, readers describe the book as an honest work of art that offers a different voice from the author's previous works.
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Customers enjoy the book's pacing. They find the characters engaging and the story moving. The writing is described as poetic and hypnotic, weaving together themes of friendship, self-worth, love, humanity, and pain.
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- Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2016The Mosaic of the Broken Soul – Inspirational
Wow, Branka, thank you for an incredible and unforgettable journey!
Reading your pages was immensely therapeutic for me as much as it was, so obviously, for you.
We all travel through life with our own personal heart-breaking stories, with unresolved issues and heartaches, our souls breaking badly into pieces on the way. To be able to glue the pieces back together into a mosaic, we need to have an incredible strength of character, possess a total understanding of the Universe with strong empathy and compassion for others and the ability to forgive and get on with life, bringing us healing and peace, all of which your have showed us in spades.
The masterful way in which you tell your painful story, baring all, with such sincerity and passion, whilst weaving words and metaphors in a way I have never come across before, has not just taken me on a wonderful and healing journey of immense beauty of the human soul, but has also exposed your own incredible depth of wisdom, compassion and redemption.
Thank you again, Branka! It was a privilege sharing your story, and I take this opportunity to recommend Mosaic of the Broken Soul most highly as a truly inspirational book.
Yana Terzin
- Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2016… and it literally did – it took my breath away. It is such a heartbreaking and heart-warming story at the same time. The plot itself is rich, the situations packed with extreme emotions or outcomes, unpredicted happenings with tones of deep feelings coloured by darkness. Hope seems to be a distant desire, but the ambiguity of the story lets light seep in. The struggle of a strong woman and the ever-persistent question of – is this going to break her? The second-hand fear you experience for that woman and the deep empathy for her makes you feel that she is real, a friend whom you wish to protect and shelter. An invincible spirit shines through.
I immensely enjoyed reading this emotional story, enjoyed the philosophical ponderings about our human life and the possible meaning of our existence, enjoyed those speculations and conversations with the soul hidden among the pain and common every day experiences. I read it and, upon reading it I thought – I’ll read it again in a year or so.
The writing is beautiful, poetic and full of heart that is generously shared. It sings, it amazes you with its frankness, honesty and beauty.
An absolute gem, would recommend it to everyone!
- Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2010A Literary Gem
As I was reading Branka Cubrilo's book my heart went out to all those women who had been through the harrowing experience of fighting breast cancer, all those abandoned by their husbands, and to all mothers, especially single mothers. `The Mosaic of the Broken Soul' is a tale of one such woman whose husband left her when she needed him most. It is a story of shattered dreams, pain and fear, and of courage, friendship, love and ultimately forgiveness, describing the painstaking journey from brokenness to wholeness.
I love this book and will cherish it, return to it for inspiration and for the sheer pleasure of savouring again Branka's beautifully crafted lyrical prose, which draws one gently yet powerfully into her world of deep reflection and intense emotions , sprinkled with a touch of humour for good measure. This engrossing novel, peopled with many colourful characters, is not only deeply moving but entertaining as well. It is indeed a literary gem.
- Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2016Every now and then I come across a piece of literature that strikes me most not by the story or writing style, but by beauty of perfect words put together in a unique way.
The Mosaic of the Broken Soul is one of those books: a beautifully written narrative about Her opens with the Nobleman who decides that he is a coward and has to leave Her with their child and the black pearl. She has to face the loss and the fatal disease. She travels around to different places and in time in search for the meaning of life and all the pieces of her broken soul. A wonderful blend of literature and real life.
Branka Čubrilo is one of my latest literary heroes.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2012I felt very proud, at the outset, to discover an author born so close to my own birthplace, and one who can write! But as I read on , it turned into much more than that. Branka is an alchemist with words; she makes them sound so light and simple, yet they shape the most intricate thoughts! Her expression is so unpretentious, yet she has a way of moulding phrases in ways that carry one into realms of hitherto unexplored parts of one's own experience. How genuine she sounds, how high-minded! Her writing conveys both generosity and courage as she engulfs one into the fragrant universe of her travels and the tortuous courses on the way "home"...
I could not put this book down before completion, jealously guarding every new line in case it got taken from me! This is a work I wanted to be worthy of !
( Does a Croatian translation exist?)
- Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2011There are no words that can really describe my feelings as I was reading "The Mosaic of the Broken Soul."
This book is exquisitely written and it will make you thankful forever for what you have when you hear about how some people have to struggle just to survive. I found myself absolutely involved and unable to leave, trapped in sentences which, as I felt, were speaking directly to my own soul. I found this book to be a healing book; it liberated me from my own confusion about some deep life issues, which Branka had absolutely clarified to me. I will always be grateful to this fine writer for offering such a beautiful, honest work of art to be shared with the rest of the world.
One should read and re-read this fine literary piece of art.
Lilly
Top reviews from other countries
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AnneReviewed in France on December 12, 2012
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent.
Très bien écrit , très beau .La description des sentiments et pensées est très juste et toute en finesse. Une fois commencé , il est impossible de poser le livre. A lire et à garder dans sa bibliothèque.