P.U.R.P.O.S.E. : The BAD

This memoir by Kyanna Williams grows out of real experiences in which she came to see a larger purpose in her own life. Her story spans the years from age five to nineteen, a stretch in which she felt lost and moved through repeated periods of hardship, including rejection and abuse. Rather than hide those painful seasons, she chose to write about them openly, searching for a clearer understanding of who she is and why she is here. Throughout the upheaval, certain people appeared at key moments and helped her move closer to becoming herself. The book unfolds in three parts and makes the case that one's circumstances matter less than whose one belongs to.