Gold Matter:Through the Fire is a memoir based on author Marquita Perry (Sheba) childhood. Marquita (Sheba) shares her story on how growing up in a broken home caused her to be faced with mental and emotional issues in her childhood and teenage life. Marquita (Sheba) takes us through her life as she explains the effects of sexual abuse and abandonment. Author Marquita Perry also touches on various controversial issues in African American households.

Gold Matter:Through the Fire is a memoir based on author Marquita Perry (Sheba) childhood. Marquita (Sheba) shares her story on how growing up in a broken home caused her to be faced with mental and emotional issues in her childhood and teenage life. Marquita (Sheba) takes us through her life as she explains the effects of sexual abuse and abandonment. Author Marquita Perry also touches on various controversial issues in African American households. She shares with us how traditional mindsets did more damage in her home rather than helping. Growing up in a southern African American home, there was certain things that were not confronted. Marquita speaks about how she was forced to carry the burden of sexual abuse. She explains how the burden caused her to battle with serve depression and self esteem issues and looking for love in all the wrong places. Marquita also, gives us great advice on how to heal and overcome challenging problems. Gold Matter:Through the Fire is not just a memoir but it is also a guide to healing.

In Gold Matter:Through the Fire author Marquita Perry tells her story about growing up in Marrero, LA. Marquita (Sheba) describes what it was like growing up without both biological parents in the home. She was raised by her oldest sister and grandmother. She was thought to have a very good childhood until faced with sexual abuse and tragedy. Marquita (Sheba) explains how all those things caused depression and darkness. She describes how she found hope by looking to a higher power to help forgive and find healing. As you take the journey of reading Gold Matter:Through the Fire, you will see that through the various unpleasant events Marquita (Sheba) faced she was able to keep striving to move forward to be better.