Joan Didion's heartbreaking meditations on life, death and aging; in particular, her daughter's illness and death at a young age and Didion's own physical decline. Blue Nights, Joan Didion, $27.
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Sandwiches! Sundaes! Jello shots! Plus the lowdown on the female desire pill, women who hit major life milestones at 50 and guest editor Meredith Shaw's all-Canadian summer lookbook.