title: Heart Breaking Open: Discovering the Heart Within Heartbreak
author:  Lina Landess 
description: <span>"A powerful honesty shines through Lina's memoir, Heart Breaking Open. She tells her story without shame or hubris - what a rare gift." --</span><b>Sharon Salzberg</b><span>,</span><i>author of 'Lovingkindness' and 'Real Happiness'</i>
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  # Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Cover](cover.xhtml)
  
  
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  [Title Page](title-page.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Contents](contents.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Message from Vivian](message-from-vivian.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Heart Falls Series Chronological Reading Order](heart-falls-series-
  chronological-reading-order.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
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  [I. Surprised at Bootstomp Point](part-001.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Caleb](part-001-caleb.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Tamara](part-001-tamara.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  [II. Heartfelt at Heart Falls](part-002.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Ivy](part-002-ivy.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Walker](part-002-walker.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  [III. A Wild Horse Wedding](part-003.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Kelli](part-003-kelli.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Luke](part-003-luke.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  [IV. Oh Baby!](part-004.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Chapter 1](part-004-chapter-1.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Chapter 2](part-004-chapter-2.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Chapter 3](part-004-chapter-3.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Chapter 4](part-004-chapter-4.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
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  [Chapter 5](part-004-chapter-5.xhtml)
  
  
  