{"product_id":"slouching-towards-bethlehem-by-joan-didion-9780374531386","title":"Slouching Towards Bethlehem","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCelebrated, iconic, and indispensable, Joan Didion's first work of nonfiction, \u003cem\u003eSlouching Towards Bethlehem\u003c\/em\u003e, is considered a watershed moment in American writing. First published in 1968, the collection was critically praised as one of the \"best prose written in this country.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMore than perhaps any other book, this collection by one of the most distinctive prose stylists of our era captures the unique time and place of Joan Didion's focus. It explores subjects such as John Wayne and Howard Hughes, growing up in California, the nature of good and evil in a Death Valley motel room, and, especially, the essence of San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury, the heart of the counterculture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs Joyce Carol Oates remarked: \"[Didion] has been an articulate witness to the most stubborn and intractable truths of our time, a memorable voice, partly eulogistic, partly despairing; always in control.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47643219755244,"sku":"9780374531386","price":49.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/5a18d8a6fbae0675b00876be78caf78b.jpg?v=1779168778","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/slouching-towards-bethlehem-by-joan-didion-9780374531386","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}