Malala Yousafzai published her first book, I Am Malala, 364 days after the Taliban attempted to assassinate her, by shooting her in the head on her schoolbus.

Written with veteran war correspondent Christina Lamb, the book had a defiant tone – it was an inspiring tale of a young Pakistani woman who had stood up to an extremist paramilitary organisation for her right to an education and who was afterwards given sanctuary and a warm welcome in Britain.

The book was aimed at young women of a similar age to the then 15-year-old Yousafzai and while it sensitively explored the many obstacles that women from her region faced in accessing education, its overriding message was that anyone, no matter their age or gender, could make an impact. It was perhaps best encapsulated by the quote Yousafzai is most famed for: “One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world.”

Her latest book, Finding My Way, radically departs from such sentiments as Yousafzai asserts the reality of being thrust into the spotlight at a young age and being most famed for something that was done to her rather than something she did.

“When I was 15 years old and writing my first book I felt that people had all these titles to define me, yet I was 15 and had no idea who I really was. This book is me reintroducing myself,” Yousafzai says.

She reframes parts of her story, such as her time recovering from her injuries. While she still praises the staff who attended her at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, she reveals that, while she was there, people were arriving at her bedside wanting to turn her story into books and films.