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Blue Nights

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 new book by Joan Didion examines her thoughts, fears, and doubts regarding having children, illness, and growing old. Blue Nights 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 not
taken or perhaps displaced. 'How could I have missed what was clearly there to be seen?' Finally, perhaps we all remain unknown to each other. Blue Nights - the long, light evening hours that signal the summer solstice, 'the opposite of the dying of the brightness, but also its warning' - like The Year of Magical Thinking before it, is an iconic book of incisive and electric honesty.
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From one of our most powerful writers, a work of stunning frankness about losing a daughter. Richly textured with bits of her own childhood & married life with her husb&, John Gregory Dunne, & daughter, Quintana Roo, this new book by Joan Didion examines her thoughts, fears, & doubts regarding having children, illness, & growing old. Blue Nights 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 not taken or perhaps displaced. ' How could I have missed what was clearly there to be seen?' Finally, perhaps we all remain unknown to each other. Blue Nights
- the long, light evening hours that signal the summer solstice, 'the opposite of the dying of the brightness, but also its warning'
- like The Year of Magical Thinking before it, is an iconic book of incisive & electric honesty.

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Electric - A general term for the flow of electric charge
New York - A United States State. Commonly known as the Big Apple
Blue - A primary colour
Summer - The season between Spring and Autumn. Usually the hottest season of the year
Year - The time it takes the planet earth to orbit the sun. This takes around 365.25 days.
Year - 365 days (366 days in a leap year), the time taken for planet earth to make one full revolution around the sun.
Children - A young life form within the early stages of physical development,
Evening - The later part of the day from about 6pm to bedtime.

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With over 300 UK stores and more than 40000 different products in store each year, The Works is Britain's top discount book store. A well known presence on the high street, The Works was founded in 1981 to bring affordable books to the public. It now offers a large range of exciting products, including arts and crafts products, toys, gifts and seasonal products, all at discounted prices, making it a superb place to find items for hobbies and gifts for all ages. The book selection includes children's books, fiction and non-fiction books on a wide range of subjects from food and drink and craft and DIY to entertainment, autobiographies and history. Art and crafts products range from children's craft sets to sewing materials and professional artists' brushes. As well as big brands, The Works also sells their own high quality branded products.
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