Ogadi's life always seemed to take a turn for the worse. Born in Umuneke, a remote African village, to a father and forced to live with Onome, a wicked stepmother, Ogadi thought life couldn't be worse. She quickly found out how wrong she was when she was plucked out of Umuneke and thrown into the city. Amidst the painful feelings of bitterness, sorrow, poverty, blackmail and joyful celebration, the mysteries surrounding poor Ogadi's past, present and future is revealed by the author.
I would say held because vague means that you aren't certain about what you're doing and the other words describe to hold onto something for dear life so I would go with held...if that's helpful to you.
