Reviews arent verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when its identified. Johnson performs an extraordinary feat, delivering a psychologically astute story about the aftermath of trauma that somehow manages to brim with warmth, laughter, and hope. Little, Brown Book Group Limited, Hispanic American women - 320 pages. With razor-sharp prose and mordant wit, Chantal V. Will she find a way to repair what matters most to her?Ī debut from a stunning talent, Post-traumatic is a new kind of survivor narrative, featuring a complex heroine who is blazingly, indelibly alive. But after a family reunion prompts Vivian to take a bold step, she finds herself alone in new and terrifying ways, without even Jane to confide in, and she starts to unravel. Like life, Post-Traumatic is richly triggering and highly recommended.

It made me smile, laugh, cringe, shiver, and think. Post-Traumatic - by Chantal V Johnson 22.49When purchased online In Stock Add to cart About this item Specifications Dimensions (Overall): 9.4 Inches (H) x 6.2 Inches (W) x 1.3 Inches (D) Weight: 1. Johnson has blessed us with a cool, stylish, and violently funny novel about survival. She lives in a constant state of hypervigilant awareness that makes even a simple subway ride into a heart-pounding drama.įor years, Vivian has self-medicated with a mix of dating, dieting, dark humor and smoking weed with her BFF, Jane. I love everything about it Deesha Philyaw, author of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies Chantal V. Privately, Vivian contends with the memories and aftereffects of her bad childhood-compounded by the everyday stresses of being a Black Latinx woman in America. To the outside observer, Vivian is a success story-a dedicated lawyer who advocates for mentally ill patients at a New York City psychiatric hospital. In this “deeply original” (Elif Batuman) and “violently funny” (Myriam Gurba) story, a young lawyer finally confronts her dark past so she can live in a more peaceful future.

Post traumatic by chantal v johnson