A Flower in the Snow

About the Book

A victim of rape, QuYahni’s mother conceived her two years into her marriage to Louis Bell, who kept the family secret, gave QuYahni his surname and raised her as his own. After his murder in 1973, the seed of sexual deviance planted by her biological father followed her throughout her childhood, acting as a magnet to incestuous family members and neighborhood molesters; misshaping her identity and paving the way to a life of promiscuity and instability. A Flower In the Snow accounts one small part of QuYahni’s journey; sharing journal entries that unfold her victory over adult symptoms of childhood sexual abuse and poems that glimmer with hope, perseverance and faith.

About the Author

QuYahni Denise Lewis was born and raised in The Bronx, New York in December of 1969 under the name Denise Bell. She had her first of four children, her son Quentin, at the age of nineteen, and her first daughter, Kevineh, when she was nearly twenty-seven years old. QuYahni became a Christian in 1997 and began her journey from an abused child to an encourager and healer of many. In the year 2000, she married Dominic Lewis, who has been a major part of her growth and recovery. They have two daughters, Jucenia and Meeyah, ages 5 and 9, and now live and minister together in Harlem, New York. QuYahni Denise Lewis was born and raised in The Bronx, New York in December of 1969 under the name Denise Bell. She had her first of four children, her son Quentin, at the age of nineteen, and her first daughter, Kevineh, when she was nearly twenty-seven years old. QuYahni became a Christian in 1997 and began her journey from an abused child to an encourager and healer of many. In the year 2000, she married Dominic Lewis, who has been a major part of her growth and recovery. They have two daughters, Jucenia and Meeyah, ages 5 and 9, and now live and minister together in Harlem, New York.