The Year of Magical Thinking

From one of America's iconic writers, 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. A stunning book of electric honesty and passion.

Informationen zum Autor JOAN DIDION was the author of five novels, twelve books of nonfiction, a play, and many screenplays. She was born in California. She died at her home in New York City on December 23, 2021. Klappentext Just before Christmas 2003! John Gregory Dunne's and Joan Didion's only daughter! Quintana! fell ill. At first they thought it was flu! then pneumonia! then complete sceptic shock. She was put into a coma and placed on life support. Days later - the night before New Year's Eve - the Dunnes were just sitting down to dinner after visiting the hospital when John suffered a massive and fatal heart attack. In a second! this close! symbiotic partnership of 40 years was over. Four weeks later! their daughter pulled through. Two months after that! she collapsed and underwent six hours of brain surgery. This powerful book is Didion's attempt to make sense of this time of tragedy. The result is an exploration of an intensely personal yet universal experience: a portrait of a marriage! and a life! in good times and bad. Zusammenfassung From one of America's iconic writers, 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. A stunning book of electric honesty and passion.

Autorentext

JOAN DIDION was the author of five novels, twelve books of nonfiction, a play, and many screenplays. She was born in California. She died at her home in New York City on December 23, 2021.

Klappentext

Just before Christmas 2003, John Gregory Dunne's and Joan Didion's only daughter, Quintana, fell ill. At first they thought it was flu, then pneumonia, then complete sceptic shock. She was put into a coma and placed on life support. Days later - the night before New Year's Eve - the Dunnes were just sitting down to dinner after visiting the hospital when John suffered a massive and fatal heart attack. In a second, this close, symbiotic partnership of 40 years was over. Four weeks later, their daughter pulled through. Two months after that, she collapsed and underwent six hours of brain surgery. This powerful book is Didion's attempt to make sense of this time of tragedy. The result is an exploration of an intensely personal yet universal experience: a portrait of a marriage, and a life, in good times and bad.

Zusammenfassung
From one of America's iconic writers, 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. A stunning book of electric honesty and passion.