The Pursuit of Self: Discovering Who You Are in the midst of Chaos, brings to life the coming of age story of a young, fatherless New York City girl with a drug-addicted mother who spends most of her childhood in foster care, feeling abandoned, but managing to come out of the other side. The Pursuit of Self is a story of a child thrown into chaos, struggling with identity, abandonment and the undying need for love and attention. When she finds herself at a breaking point, she considers suicide, but chooses to stand and fight through every chaotic trial that comes. This book is for every young girl who thinks her body is the currency of love, who gives it freely but realizes she is more broken than before. It is for the girl who shuts her voice down and lives the life of others and not her own. This is the girl who looks in the mirror and is not confident in the person staring back at her. Takima wants all of you to know you have something amazing to offer to the world.