Notes to John
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Notes to John

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Notes to John

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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

'Utterly fascinating' NEW YORK TIMES

'An act of intimate storytelling' VOGUE

'A profound, rich document' NEW STATESMAN

A deeply moving, newly discovered journal from one of America's most iconic writers, Joan Didion, the author of The Year of Magical Thinking and Blue Nights.

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.

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'.

Writing was the way Didion dealt with life. Notes to John presents a riveting account of the therapeutic process, crafted with the singular intelligence, precision and elegance that characterise all of her work.

'Compulsive … what an experience it is, watching Didion beat back tragedy with her brilliant mind' TELEGRAPH

'So moving … a record of trying to save a life, and understand her own' NEW YORK TIMES

'An incredibly intimate insight' GUARDIAN

'A chance to meet Didion's gaze head-on, eye to eye, with only a waft of cigarette smoke breaking the silence' ANOTHER

'An intimate chronicle … offers readers a key to Didion's persona and her work' NPR

'A tour de force from one of the best' PEOPLE

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Information

Publisher
Fourth Estate
Year
2025
Print ISBN
9780008767259
eBook ISBN
9780008767266
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Literary Biographies
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Shortly after Joan …
  6. 29 December 1999
  7. 5 January 2000
  8. 12 January 2000
  9. 19 January 2000
  10. 2 February 2000
  11. 9 February 2000
  12. 16 February 2000
  13. 1 March 2000
  14. 8 March 2000
  15. 15 March 2000
  16. 22 March 2000
  17. 19 April 2000
  18. 26 April 2000
  19. 3 May 2000
  20. 10 May 2000
  21. 17 May 2000
  22. 24 May 2000
  23. 31 May 2000
  24. 7 June 2000 JDD, JGD
  25. 15 June 2000
  26. 21 June 2000
  27. 28 June 2000
  28. 5 July 2000
  29. 12 July 2000
  30. 6 September 2000
  31. 13 September 2000
  32. 20 September 2000
  33. 27 September 2000
  34. 4 October 2000
  35. 11 October 2000
  36. 18 October 2000
  37. 1 November 2000
  38. 8 November 2000
  39. 29 November 2000
  40. 6 December 2000
  41. 13 December 2000
  42. 20 December 2000
  43. 3 January 2001
  44. 17 January 2001
  45. 31 January 2001
  46. 7 February 2001
  47. 4 April 2001
  48. 3 July 2001
  49. 26 December 2001
  50. 3 January 2002
  51. JAN 9 03 DR. KASS
  52. On July 26, 2003 …
  53. Footnotes
  54. About the Author
  55. Also by Joan Didion
  56. About the Publisher

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