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Jo Johnson

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in Brighton , The United Kingdom

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I’m very excited to announce my second novel.

Surviving Her is dual-narrative, domestic suspense. It combines engaging, complex characters with a fast-moving plot that explores what goes on behind fancy doors!

I’m told it’s a timely page turner, it’s a novel novel and I have a unique voice (my kids say a scratchy and irritating one but hey!)

I qualified as a clinical psychologist in 1992 specialising in neurology since 2000. I worked for fifteen years within the NHS but in 2008 made an impulsive decision to leave in order to write and explore new projects.

I continue to practise psychology hoping one day to become perfect at it! In my spare time I love writing fiction and given my day job I believe I can write characters who could be real.

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	Surviving Me 4.30 avg rating — 310 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Shrinking the Smirch: A Practical Approach to Living with Long Term Health Conditions 4.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Parent Has a Brain Injury by Jo Johnson (Goodreads Author), Lauren Densham (Illustrator) 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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My new novel

Hello,

I’m so very excited to announce my debut novel is due to be published on November 14.

It’s about all the themes I can write about with authenticity, the flawed human condition, male minds and why many regular men are driven to the edge by the voices in their heads that make them feel they are abnormal.

I love the new single by Keane, ‘the way I feel’ sums up the struggles we all have with th Read more of this blog post »

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