ROUGH ROADS

From a childhood marked by hunger and abandonment in Jamaica to a career in engineering across the United States and Canada, Rhoshell Baker’s memoir traces the true story of a woman who built a life from pieces available. With unflinching honesty, Baker recounts carrying water buckets as a child, failing remedial classes, and facing the shame of being unable to read—while discovering an aptitude for electronics and repair. This is a story of migration, education, and the unexpected paths that lead to belonging. A memoir for readers of Tara Westover’s Educated and Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Rough Roads demonstrates how persistence, compassion, and the courage to begin again can transform a life.