Notes to John

"In November 1999, Joan Didion began seeing a psychiatrist because, as she wrote to a friend, her family had had 'a rough few years.' She described the sessions in a journal she created for her husband, John Gregory Dunne. For several months, Didion recorded conversations with the psychiatrist in me...

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Main Author: Didion, Joan (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2025.
Edition:First hardcover edition.
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