Maisha I

Journey to I Defiant, Defamed, Disgraced: My Unexpected Path to Success Maisha I First edition

What happens to a young girl when she is raped for the first time at the tender age of thirteen? What happens to a vulnerable young girl when she is seduced by an older man and becomes his puppet? What happens to a bright girl when she makes multiple serious and stupid choices and ultimately faces death by lethal injection? What happens? A lot! A child's and parent's nightmare: cruel and devastating things happen. Unbelievable and unimaginable encounters that no child should ever have to go through. That's exactly what Maisha I, the former Deidra VaJeanne Gaddy, experienced. Her young life was filled with one traumatic, chaotic event after another including six years in prison when she was convicted of first degree murder. Deidra VaJeanne Gaddy was totally lost as she entered her teens ... In her share all, tell all, roller coaster ride about her journey to hell and back memoir, she takes you on an intimate road trip without a map as she navigates through her childhood, treacherous teenhood, and into adulthood and as she reaches her destination as Maisha I. It wasn't easy; it didn't happen overnight; and it took its toll on her, her family and her community along the way.