description: From one of America's most celebrated writers, a highly distilled, dark and thrilling narrative that takes place between 1984 and the present. Speaking in the present, the narrator makes clear that this is her version of what happened in 1984. In cool, spare, and elegant prose, Joan Didion delivers a powerful work. Simultaneous hardcover release from Knopf. 2 cassettes.
language: English
title: The Last Thing He Wanted
titlecomplete: The Last Thing He Wanted
genres: Fiction, Politics, Mystery, Thriller, Literature, Novels, Contemporary, Adult Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 3058
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Orange Prize
category: Fiction Longlist
publisher: Random House Audio