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Heartburn (VMC) [Paperback]

Nora Ephron (Author)
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Publication Date: 8 May 2008 | Series: VMC

Seven months into her pregnancy, Rachel discovers that her husband is in love with another woman. The fact that this woman has a 'neck as long as an arm and a nose as long as a thumb' is no consolation. Food sometimes is, though, since Rachel is a cookery writer, and between trying to win Mark back and wishing him dead, she offers us some of her favourite recipes. HEARTBURN is a roller coaster of love, betrayal, loss and - most satisfyingly - revenge.

This is Nora Ephron's (screenwriter of WHEN HARRY MET SALLY and SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE) roman a clef: 'I always thought during the pain of the marriage that one day it would make a funny book,' she once said - And it is!

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  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Virago (8 May 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1844085171
  • ISBN-13: 978-1844085170
  • Product Dimensions: 12.6 x 19.2 x 1.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 14,320 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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I have bought more copies of this book to give to people, in a frenzy of enthusiasm, than any other...HEARTBURN is the perfect, bittersweet, sobbingly funny, all-too-true confessional novel. There is not a wrong word - about food, marriage, life, love, loss. (Nigella Lawson )

[Ephron] chatters up a storm, always on the verge of wisecracking up (Guardian )

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The autobiographical novel by Nora Ephron, Oscar-nominated screenwriter (When Harry Met Sally) and successful director (Sleepless in Seattle), is a bittersweet book about love and loss
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars for the foodie with a broken heart 19 Jun 2007
By Kris
Format:Paperback
Rachel Samstat is 30 something year old, Jewish, cookbook writer from The Bronx, who currently resides with the love of her life, Mark in Washington D.C. They have been together for almost 8 years and still act like they just met . The couple have a two year old son and another on the way.All is well

UNTIL

She accidently finds a love letter from her hubby's apparent girlfriend, and discovers they have been together for nearly a year, They have recently bought a townhouse, and he plans on filing for divorce and leaving Rachel for his Mistress as soon as their child is born.

She wants to works things out, but her husband makes himself scarce and refuses to talk about it. So they separate for a while.. and she basically goes on a quest to figure out what to do..She speaks with her best friend/shrink (think Dr.Phil)and other couples who have battled infidelity and survived.

It might like a bit of a downer, but its truly not, for two reasons.

1. Rachel is a chef and sprinkles comfort food recipes throught the book.The frozen Key lime pie was fabulous.

2.Sometimes she takes a break from the drama and just tells funny stories that make her laugh. My favorite one was about her weird,late, lush of mother who made even stranger casseroles, who once faked being dead ,because she wanted more attention from her spouse and children.

Other funny things included "The Jewish Prince Routine", and the chapter devoted to her nuerotic ex, hamster guy .
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favourite books of all time 3 Oct 2009
By Daisy
Format:Paperback
This slim volume has everything going for it- every time I finish reading it I want to start all over again!

Nora Ephron has written and directed lots of films which could probably be classified at Rom Com or Chick Flicks: Sleepless in Seattle, When Harry met Sally, You've got mail, and more recently Julie and Julia. This book is more bittersweet. It is the story of the end of the marriage. It is funny, touching, beautiful and accurately observed. It is also interspersed with recipes that fit (mostly) into the narrative.

I love the way that Ephron digresses off into anecdotes about past marriages and odd friends. It is like having a conversation with a friend that you haven't seen in years.
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37 of 43 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Funny and wise 6 Sep 2000
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
This was made into a movie starring Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson. The book's much better. It's a wonderfully perceptive, witty, semi-autobiographical portrait of a marriage falling apart. The central character is a cookery writer, and the chapters begin with a real life recipe, that sets the pace of the chapter that follows. It's funny and brilliant, and you wonder how she could go on to write such duff films as Sleepless in Seattle and You've Got Mail. But even if you are a big enough drip to like those movies, you'll still love this.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Great story
Heartburn was a very enjoyable read, I couldn't put it down. Although written with a sense of humour the story was actually quite sad but with a sense of hope too. Read more
Published 12 days ago by sue brown
5.0 out of 5 stars Funny & moving
Typical Nora Ephron- funny,clever & moving. You feel as though you really know the main character and root for her the whole way through. A really enjoyable read.
Published 26 days ago by Tara Ruane
1.0 out of 5 stars Lightweight and self-serving
A superficial, solipsistic protagonist who wisecracks her way through the book. Perhaps, the best feature of the book is the recipes, now a well-worn theme but generally used to... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Miranda
3.0 out of 5 stars interesting read
I had never read any Nora Ephron before so this was a new venture. Enjoyed the pen pictures and the recipes. Very poignant and funny. Well written and an enjoyable read
Published 2 months ago by maggiemullan
3.0 out of 5 stars heartburn the novel
pleasant read but preferred the film they made later. The book didn't feel as frantic as the film so lost out. Read more
Published 3 months ago by N. M. Davey
5.0 out of 5 stars loved it
It's very funny and also very sad. Much better than the film. I'm certainly going to re-read this book and pass it on to friends to read.
Published 4 months ago by Julia Wagner
4.0 out of 5 stars Great choice for a book club
I love this book. Nora Ephron is hilarious even when describing the fall-out of an affair and the effect it has on a marriage. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Jennywren
2.0 out of 5 stars Not funny.
This book did not make me laugh. The reviews said it was a humorous book. It was an easily put down book.
Published 4 months ago by ted
4.0 out of 5 stars Dated but fun
She has a subtle way of writing pretty serious stuff in apparently light-hearted way. Although the book is now very dated, the personal revelation, authenticity and honesty come... Read more
Published 4 months ago by PATRICIA SILVER
4.0 out of 5 stars Wit is the best revenge
After her second marriage (to Carl Bernstein, one of the two reporters who unearthed Watergate) ended, Nora Ephron got her revenge by penning this short and thinly disguised... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Julia Flyte
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