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312 pages ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
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. 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. She lives in a constant state of hypervigilant awareness that makes even a simple subway ride into a heart-pounding drama. For years, Vivian has self-medicated with a mix of dating, dieting, dark humor and smoking weed with her BFF, Jane. 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. Will she find a way to repair what matters most to her? |
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Women lawyers -- Fiction.
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Racially mixed women -- Fiction.
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Dysfunctional families -- Fiction.
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Psychic trauma -- Fiction.
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| ISBN |
9780316264235 (hardcover) |
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0316264237 (hardcover) |
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