Joan Didion’s ‘astonishingly intimate’ diary to be published
The author recorded her thoughts on alcoholism, depression and her complex relationship with her daughter Quintana in the book, Notes to JohnA journal found in Joan Didion’s home is to be published in April.Discovered in a filing cabinet next to the American writer’s desk after her death in 2021, Notes to John is addressed to Didion’s husband, John Gregory Dunne, who died in 2003. Its entries begin in December 1999, and recount sessions Didion was having with a psychiatrist at the time. Continue reading...
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The author recorded her thoughts on alcoholism, depression and her complex relationship with her daughter Quintana in the book, Notes to John
A journal found in Joan Didion’s home is to be published in April.
Discovered in a filing cabinet next to the American writer’s desk after her death in 2021, Notes to John is addressed to Didion’s husband, John Gregory Dunne, who died in 2003. Its entries begin in December 1999, and recount sessions Didion was having with a psychiatrist at the time. Continue reading...