The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
A modern classic on love, loss, and the ways we hold ourselves together when the world falls apart.
Joan Didion’s The Year of Magical Thinking is a powerful memoir and one that I've really resonated reading through as someone who's been through loss. Written in the year following the sudden death of her husband, John Gregory Dunne, and during her daughter’s critical illness, Didion manages to articulate the interior world of grief with rare honesty. It’s tender without sentimentality, sharp without harshness — a guide, a mirror, and a quiet hand to hold.
 
Perfect for:
• Anyone navigating loss or supporting someone who is
• Fans of memoir, literary nonfiction, and introspective writing
• Readers looking for a book that lingers long after the last page