Beschrijving

The First To Get This Far is a lyrical journey through one woman’s transformation from childhood instability to hard-won independence. At two years old, Cadence loses her father and begins a nomadic existence moving from Florida to Texas, learning to bend without breaking.This deeply personal autobiographical fiction follows Cadence from ages 2 to 30 as she navigates grief, displacement, and the weight of generational cycles that threaten to define her. When music becomes her identity-the one constant in a shifting world-she dreams of escape through rhythm and performance. But at seventeen, a pivotal decision changes everything: she moves in with her cousin Brandon, who becomes her mentor and teaches her that true freedom comes not from chasing dreams, but from building wealth with intention.Through evocative prose that blends contemporary authenticity with literary beauty, The First To Get This Far explores what it means to survive without looking like survival. Cadence learns to delay gratification, to choose stability over passion, to become \