{"product_id":"notes-to-john-joan-didion-9780008767259","title":"Notes to John","description":"\u003cp\u003eAN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Utterly fascinating' NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'An act of intimate storytelling' VOGUE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A profound, rich document' NEW STATESMAN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA 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\n\n\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\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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\n\n\u003cp\u003eWriting 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\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Compulsive ... what an experience it is, watching Didion beat back tragedy with her brilliant mind' TELEGRAPH\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'So moving ... a record of trying to save a life, and understand her own' NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'An incredibly intimate insight' GUARDIAN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A chance to meet Didion's gaze head-on, eye to eye, with only a waft of cigarette smoke breaking the silence' ANOTHER\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'An intimate chronicle ... offers readers a key to Didion's persona and her work' NPR\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A tour de force from one of the best' PEOPLE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Notes to John' was a New York Times bestseller w\/c 2025-04-28.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joan Didion","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46947093577971,"sku":"9780008767259","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9780008767259.jpg?v=1745956943","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/notes-to-john-joan-didion-9780008767259","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}