Ephemera: The Didion Estate Sale

Going... going... gone.

Almost a year after her death, Joan Didion’s estate sale has been held

Those sunglasses, or ones very much like them, sold for $27,000!!!

Check out the details here.

When my grandparents died, multiple generations sought the items with the greatest sentimental value. The plastic dishware, not the china. At your estate sale, what do you think will bring the highest bid? And yes, this is a lesson in the importance of objects in fiction.