Run River

In Joan Didion`s first novel (1963), published when she was still in her 20s, Lily McClellan`s husband shoots and kills Lily`s lover, an event that leads to an examination of their 19-year marriage. Didion`s assured debut is, essentially, about the union of a passive woman who doesn`t know what she wants from life, and a man possessed by private furies. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.