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Johan

by Lola Akinmade Akerstrom

Privilege, visibility and the search to be understood

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Privilege, visibility and the search to be understood

Johan places the Von Lundin heir at the center of a coming-of-age story that spans three decades. At Vauxhall, an elite UK boarding school, he begins to find his footing alongside his friend Ragnar, while meeting Maya Daniels becomes the start of a lifelong pursuit. The description sets up a tension between Johan’s public status as a family golden boy and his wish to be understood on his own terms. It also leaves open how to read his trajectory: as a loss of control, or as a movement toward becoming more at ease with himself. The novel expands the perspective on Johan “Jonny” von Lundin, a controversial character in the author’s book series.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in character-centered coming-of-age fiction spanning multiple decades.
  • Those drawn to stories about privilege, family image and the desire to be understood.
  • Readers familiar with the author’s book series who want Johan’s perspective.

Themes

Privilege and its useVisibility and identityThe need for understandingComing of age

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Book overview

For fans of IN EVERY MIRROR SHE'S BLACK and EVERYTHING IS NOT ENOUGH, you asked for Jonny's view. Now you have it.

We can't control the privilege we're born into, but we can control how we use it.

All Johan wants to feel is understood.

Not fawned over. Not treated fragilely. Simply understood. Heir to the Von Lundin empire, their golden boy Johan is as visible as he is invisible for many reasons his family would rather gloss over.

When he starts at Vauxhall Boarding School for the elite in the UK as part of "The Sweet Swedes" duo alongside his best friend Ragnar Pettersen, Johan starts to find his footing. But a chance meeting with Jamaican Brit Maya Daniels sets him on a lifelong chase for the one thing he can never fully have.

Is Johan a man spiralling out of control or a man finally falling comfortably into his own skin?

Spanning three decades, this coming-of-age story dives into the desires, deeds, and dark mind of one of the most controversial characters in Lola's gripping book series - Johan "Jonny" von Lundin.



[ READER REACTIONS TO JOHAN ]

"Your writing and storytelling continues to captivate me."

"The fact you wrote this in a week blows my mind!"

"I am once again captivated by your storytelling, Lola. Seriously, what do you put into your books?! I swear it's like a drug."

"You seriously have a writing superpower."

"Johan is unsettling - Johan makes me think. At times I feel almost sick while reading, yet I'm utterly captivated - I read the entire book in a single sitting. Disturbing and gripping at the same time, it's a brilliant spin-off."

"Such an interesting read! You have a way with words that transfixes your reader. Highly recommend JOHAN to everyone who's a lover of pure contemporary fiction."

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