Life is oftentimes described as a journey, but many of us end up at a destination without ever really considering the things we saw and experienced that led us there. The Beautiful Gate: Unlocked paints a picture of one woman’s journey through hardship, self-discovery and healing that continues to shape her present and future paths.

Pamela Burnett peels back the layers of her story in a vulnerable memoir that takes readers along a footpath through some of life’s tragedies and joys while helping them understand the lessons she was able to glean from each one. She traverses the road beyond the gate as a child struggling to understand her circumstances and treatment, as a young woman navigating disappointment and witnessing racial tension in her community to the more present persona of hope, perseverance and spiritual realizations.

The Beautiful Gate: Unlocked is as much an entrance to comprehending and processing trauma as it is a testament of victory through life’s hardest tests. As you take the journey through her story, you’ll find yourself more able to understand her path and hopefully by the end of it, a bit more of your own.