{"product_id":"9780008767280","title":"Notes to John","description":"\u003cp\u003eA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003e 'Utterly fascinating' \n\u003cbr\u003e NEW YORK TIMES\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003e 'A profound, rich document'\n\u003cbr\u003e NEW STATESMAN\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003e 'An act of intimate storytelling'\n\u003cbr\u003e VOGUE\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003e A recently discovered journal from one of America's most iconic writers, Joan Didion, the author of The Year of Magical Thinking and Blue Nights.\n\u003cbr\u003e \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\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, longstanding behaviour patterns, marriage, guilt, work and 'what's been worth'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\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\n\n\u003cp\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003e 'Compulsive reading ... what an experience it is, watching Didion beat back tragedy with her brilliant mind'\n\u003cbr\u003e TELEGRAPH\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003e 'An incredibly intimate insight into her relationship with her daughter, depression and creativity'\n\u003cbr\u003e GUARDIAN\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003e 'So moving ... a record of trying to save a life, and understand her own'\n\u003cbr\u003e NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW \n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003e 'A chance to meet Didion's gaze head-on, eye to eye, with only a waft of cigarette smoke breaking the silence'\n\u003cbr\u003e ANOTHER\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003e 'An intimate chronicle ... offers readers a key to Didion's persona and her work'\n\u003cbr\u003e NPR\n\u003cbr\u003e \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":"Fourth Estate Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48283374518507,"sku":"EB_LI0400_B02-02_SIMS","price":25.07,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9780008767280-1.jpg?v=1785976176","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/zh\/products\/9780008767280","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}