Author: joandidion

From a New York Times bestselling and National Book Award–winning author: This captivating collection of essays paints a vivid portrait of life in 1960s America. An illuminating book with over 17,000 five-star Goodreads ratings.

“A book of outstanding literary quality” (Library Journal) from the National Book Award–winning author of The Year of Magical Thinking: As she grapples with both her past and her present, Maria finds her life spiraling out of control. “Sharply observed… Elegantly written” (The New York Times Book Review).

From one of America’s iconic writers, a stunning book of electric honesty and passion. Joan Didion explores an intensely personal yet universal experience: a portrait of a marriage–and a life, in good times and bad–that will speak to anyone who has ever loved a husband or wife or child.Several days before Christmas 2003, John Gregory Dunne and Joan Didion saw their only daughter, Quintana, fall … Quintana, fall ill with what seemed at first flu, then pneumonia, then complete septic shock. She was put into an induced coma and placed on life support. Days later–the night before New Year’s Eve–the…