A Beautiful You - Laura Johnson

 Laura Johnson is a first time author with her new novel titled “Where Would I Be”.  She resides in Memphis, TN, where she attends college pursuing her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Social & Criminal Justice with a minor in forensics. Laura was first bitten by the writing bug three years ago.  While writing a journal she began to realize that her story could possibly help others who were going through the same thing.

     In 2006, Laura was the victim of an abusive relationship that lasted for two and half years.  The relationship was volatile from the beginning.  While in this relationship, Laura contemplated suicide almost on a daily basis.  If asked, she would immediately tell you that what kept from going through with suicide were her mother and younger brother.  “I couldn’t leave them with that much pain, no matter what I was going through.”

     In 2009, Laura began to write.  She thought that, as her mother had told many times before, that she was not the only woman who had or will ever go through something like this.  After filling up four notebooks, she decided that she might have a book on her hands.  Laura went on to make the necessary changes along with adding other things to her writing and thats how her book came to be. Laura wants her story to be one that encourages and helps others that have gone through or are going through abuse.