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Violence
None
Grief and death of a spouse
Language
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No profanity
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Themes of grief, memory, and the impossibility of accepting loss
What this book is about
Didion's 2005 National Book Award memoir about the year following her husband John Gregory Dunne's sudden death. One of the finest accounts of grief ever written. Clean and appropriate for all ages.
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