Johan

Johan

by Lola Akinmade Akerstrom
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 16/08/2025

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WINNER - LITERARY TITAN GOLD BOOK AWARD


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."


[ PRAISE FOR LOLÁ ÁKÍNMÁDÉ ]


'Lolá Ákínmádé crafts sharply written and deeply moving characters, raising brutal questions and steering clear of easy answers.' - Taylor Jenkins Reid


'The queen of messy characters!' - Onyi Nwabineli


'Ákínmádé is a master at shading the gaps between power and love.' - Chika Unigwe

ISBN:
9789198391343
9789198391343
Category:
Fiction
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
16-08-2025
Language:
English
Publisher:
Geotraveler Media
Lola Akinmade Akerstrom

Nigerian-American and based in Sweden, Lola Akinmade Akerstrom is an award-winning author, speaker, and photographer. Her work has appeared in National Geographic Traveler, BBC, CNN, Guardian, Sunday Times Travel, Daily Telegraph, New York Times, Travel + Leisure, Slate, Travel Channel, Adventure Magazine, Lonely Planet, amongst others. In addition to contributing to several books, she is the author of the following books- 2018 Lowell Thomas Award winner for best travel book, Due North and bestselling LAGOM- Swedish Secret of Living Well, available in 18 foreign language editions. She has been recognized with multiple awards for her work, including 2018 Travel Photographer of the Year Bill Muster Award, and she was honoured with a MIPAD 100 (Most Influential People of African Descent) Award within media and culture in 2018. Her photography is represented by National Geographic Image Collection. Lola is also the editor of Slow Travel Stockholm, an online magazine dedicated to exploring Sweden's capital city in depth.

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