Lisa, a new teacher in a tough school, is struggling hard to get by, dodging troubles at home. Sunny is just like her name: the most beautiful, kind hearted, generous, cheerful teacher in the school, if not the entire country. To Lisa's delight, she and Sunny soon become close friends. But Sunny isn't the perfect friend after all. Lisa soon discovers that, despite her genuinely friendly nature, Sunny is a train wreck waiting to happen. While she may be kind to some, she thinks nothing of manipulating anyone she wishes, sleeping with her husband's best friend and taking huge risks with her personal life. When Lisa tries to rescue her troubled friend from herself and her suspicious past, she discovers that some people - even dear friends - may simply be doomed from the start.

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"I'm writing from Japan. Soon after I started to read "Broken Doll", I was engrossed in it. Before reading it I was not sure if I could read the book till the end due to my poor English, but it was not necessary to worry about it at all. I got to know where Louisiana is. Is Sunny a typical American girl? Maybe not, because her friend, Lisa, their parents and other people surrounding her had ideas that were not so different from mine. I hated Sunny at many parts of the story. She was very selfish. If I were a mother of any man in this book, I would strongly oppose to my son's marriage to Sunny. But at the end of the story, I cried and changed my mind against her. She probably had something bad in her childhood as the story implied. Sunny was a bad woman, but had charms which attracted not only men but also a reader like me." - Atsuko Sakiyama, Chigasaki

"...I had a few spare minutes and read a couple pages out of the middle. It sounded pretty engrossing. The next day I had a few spare minutes and started reading from the beginning. I had to force myself to put it down after I totally lost track of time... I could not put it down, next thing I knew it was 3 A.M. and I'd finished. What an ending! What a story!"
- Elsa Peterson Obuchowski, former editor at McGraw-Hill in New York

"A good story and attractive to a very wide audience."
- Basil Jackson, well known author of 10 published novels, including the widely praised "Flameout" and "The Night Manhattan Burned".

"the author is continuing to successfully mine the vein of personal passions, focusing on the brevity and caprices of life...confirming that life demands living vivace and con brio."
- Tonu Naelapea, editor of the English section of the weekly paper "Estonian Life", Toronto.

"Broken Doll is full of heart!" - Alli Vail, Reporter, Parksville Qualicum Beach News

"Broken Doll is page-turner, a testament to friendship and to the joy of living out loud for as long as we can." - Vivien Sears, C.R.E.S. Re/Max Hall of Fame

"This story is so engrossing I couldn't put it down! It speaks to the broken doll in every soul." - Gail Smith, B.Ed., M.Ed., Retired university instructor and librarian

"You won't forget this book!" - Alvin Brown, former RCMP officer

"Broken Doll is full of insight about human nature. Amazing!" - Ray Haynes, entrepreneur and professional musician

"This is a very fascinating book. My niece and friends in Japan will love it. I can hardly wait to hear their comments." - Masako Ayotte

"This is a story that had to be told." - Rev. Foster Freed, minister at Knox United Church, Parksville. Rev. Freed grew up in Manhattan and has a degree in dramatic literature.

"I really enjoyed reading it. I read the book so fast one night I was up until 1:30 A.M. because I couldn't put it down." - Keiko Kaltenbach, entrepreneur, Qualicum Beach

"An amazing--and deeply sad--story skillfully written. A beautiful, rich novel."
- Katerina Dorovini-Zis, M.D., professor of medicine at UBC

"Very interesting! I couldn't put it down."
- Chris Kinne, retired teacher, San Bernardino City Unified School District

"A fascinating and enjoyable read."
- James Marinis, former principal and board member, San Bernardino City Unified School District

"I really enjoyed the different locals and the concerns of the women, as teachers and of women out and about. I liked the way that Sunny took care of her friend in a superficial way, helping with clothes. It kind of said it all, in terms of where Sunny's head was!" - Vicki Matthew

"The line between a tragic story and a heroic one is thin...Constantine writes with great sensitivity towards the characters, who each in their own way are fragile and broken...However, as much as the story is testament to the triumph of friendship and living out loud, it is also a tragedy of a life cut short." - Alli Vail, Reporter, The News, Parksville/Qualicum Beach