Notes to John

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Beschreibung

<p><strong>AN INSTANT <em>NEW YORK TIMES</em> BESTSELLER</strong></p><p><strong>'Utterly fascinating'</strong><em>NEW YORK TIMES</em></p><p><strong>'An act of intimate storytelling'</strong><em>VOGUE</em></p><p><strong>'A profound, rich document'</strong><em>NEW STATESMAN</em></p><p><strong>A deeply moving, newly discovered journal from one of America's most iconic writers, Joan Didion, the author of<em> The Year of Magical Thinking</em>and <em>Blue Nights.</em></strong></p><p>A pile of neatly typed pages was found in Joan Didion's office after her death. She had meticulously recorded her weekly sessions with a psychiatrist. As far as anyone knows, the pages had been read by only one other person: Didion's husband, John Gregory Dunne.</p><p>The sessions began as a method of dealing with the heartbreaking alcoholism of their adult daughter, Quintana. Discussions broadened into revelations about Didion's own childhood, marriage, work and 'what's been worth'.</p><p>Writing was the way Didion dealt with life. <em>Notes to John</em> presents a riveting account of the therapeutic process, crafted with the singular intelligence, precision and elegance that characterise all of her work.</p><p><strong>'Compulsive ... what an experience it is, watching Didion beat back tragedy with her brilliant mind'</strong><em>TELEGRAPH</em></p><p><strong>'So moving ... a record of trying to save a life, and understand her own'</strong><em>NEW YORK TIMES</em></p><p><strong>'An incredibly intimate insight'</strong><em>GUARDIAN</em></p><p><strong>'A chance to meet Didion's gaze head-on, eye to eye, with only a waft of cigarette smoke breaking the silence'</strong><em>ANOTHER</em></p><p><strong>'An intimate chronicle ... offers readers a key to Didion's persona and her work'</strong><em>NPR</em></p><p><strong>'A tour de force from one of the best'</strong><em>PEOPLE</em></p><p>'Notes to John' was a <em>New York Times</em> bestseller w/c 2025-04-28.</p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780008767280

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

197 x 126 x 18 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2026

Verlag / Hersteller

Harper Collins Publ. UK