{"product_id":"notes-to-john-1","title":"Notes to John","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\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. 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs 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’.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFormat: Paperback \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePublished: 2026, UK\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePublisher: 4th Estate\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePages: 226\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eLanguage: English  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eISBN: 9780008767280\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Joan Didion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57211442004299,"sku":null,"price":14.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/8755\/1819\/files\/9780008767280.jpg?v=1777911632","url":"https:\/\/desirelinesbookstore.com\/products\/notes-to-john-1","provider":"desirelines books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}