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Pages. 208. ISBN. 978-0307267672. Blue Nights is a memoir written by American author Joan Didion, first published in 2011. The memoir is an account of the death of Didion's daughter, Quintana, who died in 2005 at age 39. Didion also discusses her own feelings on parenthood and aging.
40,265 ratings4,463 reviews. 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 book by Joan Didion examines her thoughts, fears, and doubts regarding having children ...
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Nov 3, 2011 · “Blue Nights” is an account of the death, in 2005, of her and Dunne’s adopted daughter, Quintana Roo, and more specifically, of Didion’s struggle, as a mother and a writer, to cope with...
May 29, 2012 · Richly textured with memories from her own childhood and married life with her husband, John Gregory Dunne, and daughter, Quintana Roo, this new book by Joan Didion is an intensely personal and moving account of her thoughts, fears, and doubts regarding having children, illness and growing old.
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Mar 18, 2013 · A critical review of Joan Didion's memoir about the death of her daughter Quintana, who died of pneumonia and septic shock in 2005. The reviewer examines Didion's style, perspective, and themes, as well as the medical failures and personal regrets that haunt her.
Nov 1, 2011 · Blue Nights: A Memoir - Kindle edition by Didion, Joan. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Blue Nights: A Memoir.
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May 29, 2012 · Richly textured with memories from her own childhood and married life with her husband, John Gregory Dunne, and daughter, Quintana Roo, this new book by Joan Didion is an intensely personal and moving account of her thoughts, fears, and doubts regarding having children, illness and growing old.
