by Nora Ephron
My second Nora Ephron book, but my first experience of her 'fiction'. I use the quotes because she writes an introduction in this edition, outlining that while the book is nominally a fictional piece, it's entirely based on the breakup of her second marriage, with minor adjustments and major altera...
AudiobookFirst off, Meryl Streep's narration was fantastic. She also starred in the movie but I don't know if this was before or after narrating the book. The movie almost exactly mirrored the book except for the Key Lime Pie scene which was all internal dialogue in the book and was spoken in the mo...
It felt very dated and I couldn't relate to Rachel at all.
This is one of those not-for-everyone books. I think it just clicks for you, or it doesn't. For me, it did. I like the main character, and love her storytelling. She's pregnant. Her husband is in love with another woman who runs in their social circle. She talks about everything and even throw...
This is a lot of fun, especially if you've ever been through a bad breakup or a divorce. It's so true. All of it. Rachel Samstat, our protagonist, finds out that her husband is cheating on her and proceeds to do the things people do. She wonders why, she gets her hopes up, she gets her hopes shatter...
I know it is just a heartburn but I am consistent about associating the pain to something fatal. Every time I brave getting checked, the doctor will tell me it is just stress or too much iced tea. It is so funny I keep forgetting it stings. Truth is, I couldn't pull my ideas together after reading t...
Rachel Samstat is seven months pregnant with their second child when she learns that her husband, Mark Feldman has been having an affair. As she says herself, “The first day I did not think it was funny. I didn’t think it was funny the third day either, but I managed to make a little joke about it...
What Nora Knew is an amiable if predictable novel that looks at love in New York City. Set against a backdrop of skyscrapers, thin-walled apartments, and references to Sleepless in Seattle and When Harry Met Sally, What Nora Knew follows nearly 40 year-old Molly during her ho-hum relationship with R...
Review first published on my blog: http://memoriesfrombooks.blogspot.com/2013/10/heartburn.htmlRachel Sampstat is a cookbook author, a wife, and her mother. Mark Feldman is a syndicated columnist and Rachel's husband. The book begins as Rachel, seven months pregnant, learns that her husband is havi...
The hilarious comedy of a really bad break up, based on a true story. And proving that writing well is the best revenge. Library copy
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