Brooklyn Grit is a sharp, irreverent, and heartwarming memoir by Gina DeVito—a whip-smart, sardonic lawyer, single mom, and spiritual seeker who grew up in the backstreets of Brooklyn and built a life that defies simple categories. The book captures a modern woman’s journey from the chaos of her childhood to the elite halls of Princeton, the cutthroat courtroom, the sweaty gym, and the unexpectedly tender world of motherhood and self-reinvention.

Each chapter is anchored in a pivotal life moment—legal battles, bad dates, spiritual awakenings, family crises—and often toggles between past and present. The voice is unapologetically Brooklyn: laugh-out-loud funny, emotionally raw, and grounded in fierce truth.