Description
In this profoundly intimate memoir, Joan Didion grapples with the enduring pain of losing her daughter, Quintana Roo. Weaving together memories of Quintana's childhood with her own reflections on parenthood, illness, and aging, Didion confronts the universal anxieties of loss and the lingering questions of what might have been. This incandescent work, marked by Didion's signature clarity and unflinching honesty, explores the complex relationship between mother and child and the quiet, persistent ache of absence. 'Blue Nights' serves as a poignant meditation on mortality and the indelible marks left by those we love.
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paperback
Knopf
Published Nov 1, 2011
209 pages
ISBN: 9780307267672
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Details
First Published
2011
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Blue Nights by Joan Didion.