Blue nights
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2011.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
188 pages ; 21 cm.
Status
San Luis Obispo Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography
813.54 D556
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813.54 D556
1 available
Arroyo Grande Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography
813.54 D556
1 available
813.54 D556
1 available
Atascadero Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography
813.54 D556
1 available
813.54 D556
1 available
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| San Luis Obispo Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography | 813.54 D556 | On Shelf |
| Arroyo Grande Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography | 813.54 D556 | On Shelf |
| Atascadero Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography | 813.54 D556 | On Shelf |
| Los Osos Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography | 813.54 D556 | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2011.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"This is a Borzoi book."
Description
In this memoir, the author shares her observations about her daughter as well as her own thoughts and fears about having children and growing old, in a personal account that discusses her daughter's wedding and her feelings of failure as a parent. It opens on July 26, 2010, as Didion thinks back to Quintana's wedding in New York seven years before. Today would be her wedding anniversary. This fact triggers vivid snapshots of Quintana's childhood, in Malibu, in Brentwood, at school in Holmby Hills. Reflecting on her daughter but also on her role as a parent, Didion asks the candid questions any parent might about how she feels she failed either because cues were missed or perhaps displaced. Seamlessly woven in are incidents Didion sees as underscoring her own age, something she finds hard to acknowledge, much less accept.
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