The Blessing of a Broken Heart

A grieving mother chooses life: A review of Sherri Mandell's inspiring book, now translated into Arabic.

Francisco J. Bernal

Sep 02, 2025

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Francisco J. Bernal

Francisco J. Bernal writes in Spanish and English from his home in the UK, tracing stories that slip between silence and memory, exile and return. His Substack, The Lantern and the Void, follows the light that escapes through history’s cracks.