Play It As It Lays (Collins Modern Classics)

A ruthless and unflinching examination of American life in the late 1960s, from the author of The Year of Magical Thinking.

Reviews

‘She writes with a razor.’ New York Times
‘A pioneer of New Journalism, she brilliantly chronicled America’s cultural and political life.’ Guardian
‘Didion's mordant lucidity is like L.A. sunlight, a thing so bright sometimes it hurts.’ Time
PRAISE FOR THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING
'Her poetic writing has a spell-like charm that is profoundly affecting.' Observer
'this brave book maps a year…when the world flipped over to expose the underside of cool where things go bad.’ The Times
'The subject may be bleak, but her tender treatment makes it a book that we should all read.' Daily Mail