South and West - From a Notebook and one of the sharpest

and one of the sharpest and funniest novels of recent years

personal essay

Then he walked the long way into town to report his only child missing

every page a sumptuous feast of colour and composition' - Financial Times

Hele vejen til floden er en bog om

South and West - From a Notebook and one of the sharpestFrom one of the most important chroniclers of our time, come two extended excerpts from her never before seen notebooks writings that offer an illuminating glimpse into the mind and process of a legendary writer. Joan Didion has always kept notebooks: of overheard dialogue, observations, interviews, drafts of essays and articles Here is one such draft that traces a road trip she took with her husband, John Gregory Dunne, in June 1970, through