#JoanDidion's #TheYearOfMagicalThinking is such a gift for those who mourn, who understand so deeply what she means when she writes, "I look for resolution and find none." If #grief is a frequent companion, read (or reread) her #memoir and know you are not alone.
Grief comes "in waves, paroxysms, sudden apprehensions that weaken
the knees.”
#JoanDidion was born on this day in 1934. She gave us many gifts, including #TheYearOfMagicalThinking, which is one of the most beautiful, melancholy, and true representations of #grief I have ever read.
I'm rereading Joan Didion's collection of essays, The White Album, for the first time in decades. Dredges up memories of how it felt in the late 60s/early 70s, an inkling of the energy during my youth that doubtless shaped me. No film about the period stirs up so much. The power of books. Her writing is unique & evocative of the era. @bookstodon#reading#books#JoanDidion
Alt text: "I think we are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not. Otherwise they turn up unannounced and surprise us, come hammering at the mind's door at 4 A.M. of a bad night..." Joan Didion, Slouching Towards Bethlehem