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Op-Ed: I thought Joan Didion's essay would ruin my life. But something else happened

Por: Los Angeles Times Opinion December 03, 2022

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Many people have been influenced by Joan Didion’s writing. But few of us can tell you what it was like to be the subject of one of her essays. One of her most famous, “Some Dreamers of the Golden Dream,” which appeared in her book, “Slouching Towards Bethlehem,” is about my family. It is, in particular, about my mother, Lucille Miller, who was convicted of killing my father in one of the most infamous murder trials in California... + full article



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