She faced her own mortality at age four after developing a bad case of meningitis. I expected an honest, heartbreaking tale, but I was also met with sincere humility and personal transformation. I read Broken Horses from cover to cover within 24 hours. She’s also a lesbian who was kicked out of her teenage church. Carlile is a multi-award winning Grammy artist and a self-proclaimed “Jesus freak” who keeps a copy of Brennan Manning’s The Ragamuffin Gospel on her bedside table. She has a passion for social justice and plays a concert for incarcerated women every year. I quickly learned that you cannot put Brandi Carlile in a box. “Who is this woman singing about Syrian refugees and gay kids being bullied?” I said to myself. I became fascinated with Carlile after she played “The Joke” at the 2019 Grammy Awards. When I found out Brandi Carlile was writing a new memoir called Broken Horses, I could not wait to buy a copy. *** LISTEN TO an NPR interview with the author The Surprising Spirituality of Brandi Carlileīuy Now:
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