Broken Mirror: Inside a Chinese Marriage

Growing up under the shadow of her mother’s murder and her childhood abuse at the hands of those she trusted, Aurora Teo Mei Ling struggles to find love. In marrying young entrepreneur Robert Teo Kai Lung, she thinks she has found the affection and acceptance she always sought. Together, they create a successful company and a beautiful family.

For a while, Aurora is living the life she’s always dreamed of, but when her husband betrays her in unimaginable ways and everything falls apart, she must draw upon her inner strength to save her family against all odds.

In this touching and honest story cowritten with Coylee Gamboa, Aurora Teo Mei Ling delves into her background and her relationships, demonstrating the human capacity for survival and examining what happens when survival is no longer enough.

She describes the arduous experience of pulling herself back from the brink of a hopeless situation to rescue her family. Aurora’s story serves as an inspiration to women trapped in impossible circumstances as she speaks out against injustice and tackles Chinese tradition head on.