The Year of Magical Thinking
The Year of Magical Thinking, one of the best books every woman should read in their 30s, is a stunning book of honesty and passion from one of America's most renowned writers. Joan Didion delves into an intensely personal yet universal experience, painting a portrait of a marriage–and a life, in good and bad times–that will speak to anyone who has ever loved a husband, wife, or child. "The Year Of Magical Thinking" by Joan Didion is a brutally honest account of Mrs. Didion's grief after the death of her husband, John Gregory Dunne, after forty years of marriage. As someone who believes that "honesty" is the one essential quality that all great writing shares, Mrs. Didion has hit the ball out of the park. Her writing is not only truthful, but also captivating and compelling.
Several days before Christmas in 2003, John Gregory Dunne and Joan Didion's only daughter, Quintana, became ill with what appeared to be flu, pneumonia, and then complete septic shock. She was placed in an induced coma and on life support. Days later, on the eve of New Year's Eve, the Dunnes were sitting down to dinner after visiting the hospital when John Gregory Dunne suffered a massive and fatal coronary. This close, symbiotic partnership of forty years ended in an instant. Their daughter survived four weeks later. Two months later, she collapsed at LAX and required six hours of brain surgery at UCLA Medical Center to relieve a massive hematoma.
Author: Joan Didion
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