Broken Places

Beginning in the Harvard Club in Manhattan and traveling from the green hills of Tennessee through the ivy-covered gates of the University of the Pennsylvania, Broken Places is the story of a life fraught with loss but far from hopeless. Nancy Whitfield's young life and self-esteem are shattered by family secrets while her adolescence is plagued by a desperate need for love. When she finally meets the man who can save her, a new friendship threatens to tear them apart. From her later fight against Parkinson's disease and struggle to reclaim her life to the loss of a close friend to cancer, this is a story of triumph sure to touch the hearts of anyone who has experienced loss of any kind. Broken Places is above all a story of discovering what matters in life, what is worth holding onto and what is worth remembering.

Beginning in the Harvard Club in Manhattan and traveling from the green hills of Tennessee through the ivy-covered gates of the University of the Pennsylvania, Broken Places is the story of a life fraught with loss but far from hopeless. Nancy Whitfield's young life and self-esteem are shattered by family secrets while her adolescence is plagued by a desperate need for love. When she finally meets the man who can save her, a new friendship threatens to tear them apart. From her later fight against Parkinson's disease and struggle to reclaim her life to the loss of a close friend to cancer, this is a story of triumph sure to touch the hearts of anyone who has experienced loss of any kind. Broken Places is above all a story of discovering what matters in life, what is worth holding onto and what is worth remembering.

Nancy Whitfield taught school for fifteen years in her native state of Tennessee before moving to Philadelphia and assuming the role of Assistant Director, On-Campus Programs in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2004, she moved to New York City and worked in domestic and international disaster relief for the United Methodist Committee on Relief UMCOR). After being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2007, she is now retired and lives on the coast of North Carolina with her husband, Rick. She loves writing, being with her friends, family and laughter— not necessarily in that order. All profits from the sale of Broken Places are donated to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.