About the book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • \"Didion at her finest\" —USA Today • An intricate, fast-paced novel about trying to create a context for democracy and getting hands a little dirty in the process, complete with conspiracies, arms dealing, and assassinations. From the author of The Year of Magical Thinking and Let Me Tell You What I Mean
The narrator introduces Elena McMahon, estranged from a life of celebrity fundraisers and from her powerful West Coast husband, Wynn Janklow, whom she has left, taking Catherine, her daughter, to become a reporter for The Washington Post. She finds herself boarding a plane for Florida to see her father. She becomes embroiled in her his business even though \"she had trained herself since childhood not to have any interest in what he was doing.\" It is from this moment that she is caught up in something much larger than she could have imagined.
Didion makes connections among Dallas, Iran-Contra, and Castro, and points out how \"spectral companies with high-concept names tended to interlock.\" As this book builds to its terrifying finish, we see the underpinnings of a dark historical underbelly.
Editions of The Last Thing He Wanted
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780679433316
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780517279083
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780679752851
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307787330
- Audiobook
- ISBN 9780679457923
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • \"Didion at her finest\" —USA Today • An intricate, fast-paced novel about trying to create a context for democracy and getting hands a little dirty in the process, complete with conspiracies, arms dealing, and assassinations. From the author of The Year of Magical Thinking and Let Me Tell You What I Mean
The narrator introduces Elena McMahon, estranged from a life of celebrity fundraisers and from her powerful West Coast husband, Wynn Janklow, whom she has left, taking Catherine, her daughter, to become a reporter for The Washington Post. She finds herself boarding a plane for Florida to see her father. She becomes embroiled in her his business even though \"she had trained herself since childhood not to have any interest in what he was doing.\" It is from this moment that she is caught up in something much larger than she could have imagined.
Didion makes connections among Dallas, Iran-Contra, and Castro, and points out how \"spectral companies with high-concept names tended to interlock.\" As this book builds to its terrifying finish, we see the underpinnings of a dark historical underbelly.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is The Last Thing He Wanted about?
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • \"Didion at her finest\" —USA Today • An intricate, fast-paced novel about trying to create a context for democracy and getting hands a little dirty in the process, complete with conspiracies, arms dealing, and assassinations. From the author of The Year of Magical Thinking and Let Me Tell You What I Mean
The narrator introduces Elena McMahon, estranged from a life of celebrity fundraisers and from her powerful West Coast husband, Wynn Janklow, whom she has left, taking Catherine, her daughter, to become a reporter for The Washington Post. She finds herself boarding a plane for Florida to see her father. She becomes embroiled in her his business even though \"she had trained herself since childhood not to have any interest in what he was doing.\" It is from this moment that she is caught up in something much larger than she could have imagined.
Didion makes connections among Dallas, Iran-Contra, and Castro, and points out how \"spectral companies with high-concept names tended to interlock.\" As this book builds to its terrifying finish, we see the underpinnings of a dark historical underbelly.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Last Thing He Wanted?
Fiction > Thriller / suspense fiction
Where can I read a sample of The Last Thing He Wanted?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780679433316
Is The Last Thing He Wanted part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Vintage International
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Last Thing He Wanted?
Joan Didion
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Last Thing He Wanted is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780679433316) and hardcover(ISBN 9780517279083) and paperback(ISBN 9780679752851) and ebook(ISBN 9780307787330) and audiobook(ISBN 9780679457923)
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