{"product_id":"the-last-thing-he-wanted","title":"The Last Thing He Wanted","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"409\" data-start=\"0\"\u003eIn this political thriller by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eJoan Didion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, the narrator introduces Elena McMahon, a woman trying to rebuild her life after leaving her powerful husband, \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eWynn Janklow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. Estranged from the world of high-profile fundraisers and West Coast influence, Elena takes her daughter Catherine and begins working as a reporter for \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"720\" data-start=\"411\"\u003eWhen Elena flies to Florida to visit her father, she is unexpectedly drawn into his shadowy business dealings—despite having spent her life trying to avoid any involvement in his affairs. From that moment on, she becomes entangled in a network of events far larger and more dangerous than she ever imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"1144\" data-start=\"722\"\u003eAs the story unfolds, Didion traces unsettling connections between places and political forces, from \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eDallas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e to \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eIran, Contra affair\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and the influence of \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eFidel Castro\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. Through a web of mysterious corporations and covert operations, the novel gradually exposes a darker undercurrent of recent history, building toward a tense and unsettling conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Offline Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47577018433588,"sku":"9780679752851","price":450.0,"currency_code":"MXN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0631\/7388\/6004\/files\/9780679752851.jpg?v=1773421474","url":"https:\/\/offlinebooks.com\/products\/the-last-thing-he-wanted","provider":"Offline Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}