"Things get broken, and sometimes they get repaired, and in most cases, you realise that no matter what gets damaged, life rearranges itself to compensate for your loss, sometimes wonderfully."Only once in a few hundred years does a story get written that has the capability to break you and make you stronger at the same time.A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara is a story of friendship among four young Americans - Willem, JB, Malcolm and Jude. The novel begins with their sweet friendship, until they come face to face with their one true challenge, Jude, who they all love unconditionally.