{"product_id":"backstory-the-many-lives-of-granville-johnson-9781039184114","title":"Backstory: The Many Lives of Granville Johnson","description":"IN THIS UNFORGETTABLE MEMOIR, author Granville Johnson recounts his roller-coaster life growing up in Chicago's Westside ghetto in the 1950s and '60s. Anchored by his mother's love and his own ambition and self-assurance, Granville contends with constant trauma, including fluke accidents, illness, the death of loved ones, institutionalized racism, violent gangs, and repeated sexual assault.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile the legacy of that sexual assault becomes the one nemesis that Granville never fully defeats, he uses the pages of this inspiring book to remind others who have experienced similar assaults that what was done to them does not define them. Traumatic experiences definitely leave their mark, but as Granville so eloquently articulates, positive experiences and influences -like his mother-do as well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Granville Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e FriesenPress\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/29\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.91d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781039184114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohnson, Granville:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - GRANVILLE JOHNSON, a two tour Viet Nam war veteran, is a life-long artist-a poet, short story writer, dancer, drummer, band leader (Autumn Rose), and multi-media creator. He is also an outspoken dementia advocate who has lived with the repercussions of a traumatic brain injury, vascular dementia and converted disorder, for years. Granville resides with his spouse and two dogs in Ferndale, a rural suburb, just outside of Prince George, British Columbia. There he continues to write, create, and make music on a daily basis.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FriesenPress","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935117967475,"sku":"9.78104E+12","price":46.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_76d0e099-69c4-4407-a53c-c21da51c29a0.jpg?v=1758727300","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/backstory-the-many-lives-of-granville-johnson-9781039184114","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}