Columbus Author Nakkya Bouie Releases Memoir ‘Survival,’ Tracing Homelessness and Family Betrayal

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Nakkya Bouie, a single mother of two living in Ohio, has published a memoir titled "Survival," according to an announcement from Christian Faith Publishing. The book traces her life from childhood to the present, centering on periods of homelessness, an abusive marriage, and what the announcement describes as devastating betrayal by a family member.

Bouie says she began writing as a teenager, at age thirteen, though it took decades for that interest to produce a finished book. "Survival" is structured as a chronological account rather than a themed collection of essays, following her through what the announcement calls tragic and unexpected circumstances that tested her at every turn.

"I wrote this book to show others that no matter what you face in life, you have the ability to survive and eventually thrive," Bouie said in the announcement.

The publisher describes the book as intended to offer validation and encouragement to readers facing their own hardship, framing Bouie’s account as evidence that vulnerability and determination can coexist. "Survival" is published through Christian Faith Publishing and is available at bookstores and through Apple iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, and Barnes and Noble.

Memoirs built around homelessness, domestic abuse, and family rupture make up a steady, crowded corner of the self-published and faith-press market, and Bouie’s book arrives alongside a number of similarly framed survival narratives currently in circulation. What tends to set one apart from another is specificity: the particular details of a life rather than the general arc of hardship-to-resilience. Studio CarryOnHarry will be curious whether "Survival" leans into Bouie’s specific circumstances as a single mother in Ohio or stays closer to the broader inspirational framing the announcement emphasizes.

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