Blue nights

From one of our most powerful writers, a work of stunning frankness about losing a daughter. Richly textured with bits of her own childhood and married life with her husband, John Gregory Dunne, and daughter, Quintana Roo, this new book by Joan Didion examines her thoughts, fears, and doubts regardi...

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Main Author: Didion, Joan
Other Authors: Farr, Kimberly
Format: Audiobooks eAudiobook Downloads eAudiobook
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House Audio, 2011.
Edition:Unabridged.
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Online Access:Go to Downloadable Audiobook Here.
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