Blue nights
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780307267672, 0307267679
Physical Desc
188 pages ; 21 cm
Status
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Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Decatur Public Library - Adult Section - Stored book available upon request | B DIDION | On Shelf |
Haltom City Public Library - Nonfiction | BIOGRAPHY AUTHORS DIDION | On Shelf |
Roanoke Public Library - Biographies | B DID | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780307267672, 0307267679
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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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Didion, J. (2011). Blue nights (First edition.). Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Didion, Joan. 2011. Blue Nights. Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Didion, Joan. Blue Nights Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Didion, Joan. Blue Nights First edition., Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
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