The Last Love Song: A Biography of Joan Didion

The Last Love Song: A Biography of Joan Didion

<p>In <i>The Last Love Song</i>, Tracy Daugherty, the critically acclaimed author of<i> Hiding Man </i>(a <i>New Yorker</i> and <i>New York Times</i> Notable book) and <i>Just One Catch</i>, delves deep into the life of distinguished American author and journalist Joan Didion in this, the first printed biography published about her life.</p><p>Joan Didion lived a life in the public and private eye with her late husband, writer John Gregory Dunne. The two were wildly successful writing partners when they moved to Los Angeles and co-wrote screenplays and adaptations together. Didion is well-known for her literary journalistic style in both fiction and non-fiction. Some of her most-notable work includes <i>Slouching Towards Bethlehem, Run River</i>, and <i>The Year of Magical Thinking,</i> a National Book Award winner and shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize, it dealt with the grief surrounding Didion after the loss of her husband and daughter. Daughtery takes readers on a journey back through time, following a young Didion in Sacramento through to her adult life as a writer interviewing those who know and knew her personally, while maintaining a respectful distance from the reclusive literary great. Lifelong fans and readers learning about Didion for the first time will be enthralled with this impressive tribute.</p>