{"product_id":"9780008767280","title":"Notes to John by Didion, Joan","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Didion, Joan\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutobiography: literary\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 23 April 2026 by HarperCollins Publishers (Fourth Estate Ltd) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 224 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 129 x 16 | 158g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ˜Utterly fascinating'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ˜An act of intimate storytelling'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVOGUE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ˜A profound, rich document'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNEW STATESMAN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ˜Compulsive ¦ what an experience it is, watching Didion beat back tragedy with her brilliant mind'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTELEGRAPH\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ˜So moving ¦ a record of trying to save a life, and understand her own'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ˜An incredibly intimate insight'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ˜A chance to meet Didion's gaze head-on, eye to eye, with only a waft of cigarette smoke breaking the silence'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eANOTHER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ˜An intimate chronicle ¦ offers readers a key to Didion's persona and her work'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNPR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  ˜A tour de force from one of the best'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e PEOPLE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'Notes to John' was a New York Times bestseller w\/c 2025-04-28.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Book Nook","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58077544448381,"sku":"9780008767280","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0539\/6525\/8945\/files\/9780008767280_9e2acfc3-b880-42bc-9f92-e5fb7f364f88.jpg?v=1777280603","url":"https:\/\/www.booknookshop.co.uk\/fr\/products\/9780008767280","provider":"The Book Nook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}