There is nothing more inspiring than the sight of people, more especially, women, who are determined to be strong, productive, and impactful members of society. When riddled with difficult situations, it is very easy to resort to self-pity. The hard truth is that the amount of tears you shed will, neither determine your level of success nor, change your current situation. Your pro-activeness, combined with, a positive mindset toward life and its challenges as they come is what does. When you acknowledge this, you're able to take control and live a life where pain and heartache do not define you.Take this book as a compass, written and designed with the aim of leading you from the tunnel, towards the path where you become the best version of yourself.Using my life story as an analogy, it combines personal events and motivational lessons to share how I was able to overcome life's obstacles from childhood to widowhood and how other people (especially women) can too.Despite trials, tribulations, and intense grief, you would see firsthand how I was ravaged by bad customs and traditions, how I refused to crumble in pity, and how facing my fears with faith, while leveraging personal development as a way of escape, helped me lay the foundation for a new beginning.There's a lot to learn, but I hope that at the end of the day if you take away only one thing from this, it's that, circumstances do not and should not determine your fate. Only you has that power.. ABOUT THE BOOKCrumbled Pieces mirrors the author's journey from childhood to widowhood. It uses personal events and motivational lessons to share how the author was able to overcome life's obstacles and how other people (especially women) can too. This book sheds a lot of light on the discrimination and unjust practices women and widows face in the name of culture.Despite trials, tribulations, and grief, you would see firsthand how the author was ravaged by bad customs and traditions, how she refused to crumble and how facing her fears helped her lay the foundation for a new beginning.