- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Virago Press Ltd; New edition edition (1 Jan 1992)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1860490247
- ISBN-13: 978-1860490248
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12 x 1.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 418,734 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Funny and touching ... proof that writing well is the best revenge' Chicago Tribune
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'If I had to do it over again, I would have made a different kind of pie. The pie I threw at Mark made a terrific mess, but a blueberry pie would have been even better, since it would have permanently ruined his new blazer, the one he bought with Thelma ...I picked up the pie, thanked God for linoleum floor, and threw it' Rachel Samstat is smart, successful, married to a high-flying Washington journalist...and devastated. She has discovered that her husband is having an affair with Thelma Rice, 'a fairly tall person with a neck as long as an arm and a nose as long as a thumb and you should see her legs, never mind her feet, which are sort of splayed.' A delectable novel fizzing with wisecracks and recipes, this is a roller coaster of love, betrayal, loss and - most satisfyingly - revenge. Heartburn is Nora Ephron's roman a clef. It is the amusing revenge of a woman scorned: '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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29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Funny and wise,
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This review is from: Heartburn (Virago modern classics) (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.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
for the foodie with a broken heart,
By Kris "Kris" (Ohio) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Heartburn (Virago modern classics) (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 .
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A dish best eaten cold ...,
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This review is from: Heartburn (Virago modern classics) (Paperback)
My edition blurbs this as witty, wicked and worldly, a sensational bestseller ... rather over-egging it, but it's amusing enough for a quick, retro beach read. I'm inclined to agree with the previous reviewer in thinking that my generation, who read it in the early 80s, will enjoy it more than younger readers. But what fun Nora Ephron must have had writing it and what a great way of hitting back at a faithless husband (Carl Bernstein) and Margaret Jay, thinly disguised as frightful Thelma, 'a fairly tall person with a neck as long as an arm and a nose as long as a thumb and you should see her legs, never mind her feet, which are sort of splayed.' A must-read for abandoned spouses!
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