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. With razor-sharp prose and mordant wit, Chantal V. Save up to 80 versus print by going digital with VitalSource. 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. Johnson and published by Little, Brown and Company. 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. ISBN-13 9780316264235 Genre Fiction / Fiction / Literary Description 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. 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. 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. A “deeply original” (Elif Batuman), “violently funny” (Myriam Gurba), “brilliant and unforgettable” (Deesha Philyaw) debut about a young lawyer finally confronting her dark past

Post-Traumatic by Chantal V. Johnson