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The accumulative stresses come to bear on a person's ability to speak

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Post-Traumatic Friendship The accumulative stresses come toIn this "deeply original" (Elif Batuman) and "violently funny" (Myriam Gurba) story, a young lawyer finally confronts her dark past so she can live in a more peaceful future. To the outside observer, Vivian is a success story a dedicated lawyer who advocates for mentally ill patients at a New York City psychiatric hospital. Privately, Vivian contends with the memories and aftereffects of her bad childhood compounded by the everyday stresses of being a