The Year of Magical Thinking

In late 2003, Joan Didion experienced the sudden death of her husband, John Gregory Dunne, while their daughter Quintana was in a coma and critically ill. This memoir chronicles the subsequent months as Didion navigates the profound disorientation of grief and the fragility of life. It provides an exploration of the universal experience of loss and the way illness and death redefine one's understanding of marriage, memory, and sanity.