The Last Thing He Wanted by Joan Didion

The Last Thing He Wanted by Joan DidionA thrilling and exhilarating exploration of U. S. politics in Central America from Joan Didion, the hugely acclaimed author of The Year of Magical Thinking. It is 1984. Journalist Elena McMahon, watching her evasive, gruff father's life ebbing away before her, clutches at understanding him to grasp little more than air. But harder, keener forces impel her to do his bidding, to go naked into a 'situation' in Central America, because 'things were

cycling and kayaking

or an alien from another planet

courage and not a little determination

The book is written by three Dublin-based Architects: Paul Kelly

All she asks for is a favour in return

highly pressurised world

compiled by the editor of the iconic Brilliant Maps website

Laurence Rees - probably the only person alive who has met Germans who worked for Hitler and Russians who worked for Stalin - challenges long-held popular misconceptions about two of the most important figures in history

He is a father

and a childhood friend from the Night City who

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This edition is part of a series of anthologies edited by poets such as Don Paterson and Simon Armitage and features an attractive new design to complement an anthology of classic poems