Shot - A Personal Response to Guns and Trauma

When Gail Bell was 17, she was shot in the back whilst coming home from evening class later than usual...Being shot is a life-altering experience that cries out for explanation, but for Gail there were bigger mysteries than the identity of the gunman. In this book, she questions the place of guns in our social world, and explores the intricate, surprising ways our minds deal with traumatic shock