by Joanna Quinn
Joanna Quinn stands at the center of her own story, examining the layers of her existence. She moves through daily routines while wrestling with questions that have no easy answers. The people around her speak and act, but Joanna finds herself listening to different conversations entirely. Her thoughts pull her in directions that surprise even herself. She discovers that the person others see bears little resemblance to the person she knows herself to be. Each interaction reveals new distances between intention and reality. Joanna begins to understand that living authentically requires more courage than she initially believed. The gap between her public face and private truth creates a tension that demands resolution. At its heart, this is a story about the courage required to become yourself.
Genres: literary-fiction, contemporary, 21st-century
Vibes: intimate, introspective, thought-provoking
Tropes: character-driven, slice-of-life
Period: 21st-century
120 pages · Paperback · Universitat Politècnica de València