Didion, Joan

The Year of Magical Thinking (Collins Modern Classics) (Collins Modern Classics)

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ISBN 13:
9780008485122
author:
Didion, Joan
format:
Paperback / softback
publisher:
Fourth Estate Ltd
language:
English
Publication Year:
2021
Pages:
240
Dimensions:
19.8 x 12.9 x 1.5 centimeters (0
Genre:
Biography, Women, Biography,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 10 working days
£10.30

Description

The Year of Magical Thinking is a deeply personal and profoundly universal exploration of marriage, life, and death. When illness strikes and life is turned upside down, the boundaries between reality and fantasy begin to blur. In this powerful and moving book, Joan Didion recounts the devastating events that shook her life and those of her family.

With characteristic precision, humanity, and truthfulness, Didion navigates the complex and often contradictory emotions that accompany loss and grief. This is a book that seeks to make sense of the unknowable, to find meaning in the midst of chaos, and to hold onto hope in the face of unimaginable sorrow.

A beautifully written and devastatingly honest account of one woman's journey through the darkest of times, The Year of Magical Thinking is a book that will resonate with anyone who has ever loved, lost, or struggled to come to terms with the fragility of life.

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