Lying in a Christchurch hospital bed, 11-year-old Lisa Mead cheats death after her appendix bursts. Three years on, she asks for divine help. God answers her call. What the Pakeha girl from Brighton Beach doesn’t know is that an appointment with the Devil’s around the corner of her life’s journey. Between episodes of drinking, table-top dancing, and a testing relationship in her late teens, Lisa eventually hitches up with fallen angel Tommy. Suave, the life of parties, and a mama’s boy, Tommy’s what Lisa yearns for. Or is he? The writing’s on the wall in the shape of drug-dealing, two-timing Tommy’s blood-stained punch holes along the hallway of their Hoon Hay home. Does Lisa read the signs in time? Will she recognise love lives within her, after getting engaged to Tommy and giving birth to their first child? Breaking Good is first-time author Lisa Mead’s account of hope amid adversity. It’s a story of choosing change to break the cycle of domestic abuse. It’s a courageous mother’s journey to overcome trauma and learn to love herself. She hopes this book will inspire those who have wrestled with domestic abuse, or are still living with it, to never give up on life. Through change, the author believes the survivors can find strength to reach out, not only for help but also to remove scars during the healing process. “You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” - Mahatma Gandhi