Where I Was from

Joan Didion, a California native who has defected to New York, refuses to buy into the stereotype of California as a paradise: she takes a long, hard look at her native state and finds it wanting. Beginning with her own family history--they have been Californians since pioneer times--Didion explores many aspects of California history and life, finding it to be a place that glorifies overindulgence, greed, and waste, on both a government level and a personal one. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.