The Most of Nora Ephron

A BESTSELLING NOVEL AND MAJOR FILM STARRING MERYL STREEP AND JACK NICHOLSON'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' NIGELLA LAWSON'Never fails to make me laugh . . . I cannot get through more than five lines without cracking up' CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS, author of QUEENIE, RED'A perfect example of Ephron's gift for turning tragedy into comedy' PAULA HAWKINS, author of THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN'She is wit without cynicism, the ultimate romantic' GAIL COLLINS, NEW YORK TIMESSeven 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 à 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!Books included in the VMC fortieth anniversary series include: Frost in May by Antonia White; The Collected Stories of Grace Paley; Fire from Heaven by Mary Renault; The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter; The Weather in the Streets by Rosamond Lehmann; Deep Water by Patricia Highsmith; The Return of the Soldier by Rebecca West; Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston; Heartburn by Nora Ephron; The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy; Memento Mori by Muriel Spark; A View of the Harbour by Elizabeth Taylor; and Faces in the Water by Janet Frame

From the writer of When Harry Met Sally and Sleepless in Seattle, a collection of classic quotes for every occasion and season - the perfect gift for all women.We all want a best friend like Nora Ephron: frank but forgiving, wry but caring, someone who knows not only what to say but how to say it.Don't know what to wear?'Black matches with everything, especially black.'Trouble in love?'You can never know the truth of anyone's marriage, including your own.'Searching for a new belief system?'My religion is Get Over It.'Here is the best of Nora for every season of life, across her storied career, from her early days in the news media to her cult classic novel, to her unexpected turn as a legendary Hollywood writer. Nora saw it all, and with a wicked sense of humour and shrewd intellect, she made it all deliciously funny.Filled with unforgettable lines, this is a celebration of Nora's singular wit and generosity - start at the beginning or flip to any page for instant delight.Praise for Nora Ephron:'Triggered me to write my own book, and ask myself questions about who I was, and what kind of woman I am and how the world has shaped me.' LILY ALLEN'I am only one of millions of women who will miss Nora's voice.' LENA DUNHAM'Funny, knowing and smart.' INDIA KNIGHT'Nobody does it funnier.' MAUREEN LIPMAN

Soak up the wisdom of the inimitable Nora Ephron with this stunning 20th-anniversary special edition, featuring a foreword by Dolly Alderton. The perfect gift for yourself or a friend. 'Ephron has an uncanny ability to sound like your best friend, whoever you are' NEW YORK TIMES.'The book that most influenced me' LILY ALLENAcclaimed Hollywood filmwriter and director Nora Ephron examines the indignities of ageing in a collection of wickedly witty autobiographical pieces such as 'I Hate My Handbag', 'Blind as a Bat' and 'What I Wish I'd Known'. I Feel Bad About My Neck offers the consolation that no matter how much your neck sags, your boobs droop, your skin wrinkles and your children don't appreciate you, someone has been there before you.Nora Ephron captures the essence of what it means to be an older woman in an irresistible, laugh-out-loud funny, frank and unexpectedly moving book that every woman should have on their shelves.

Im siebten Monat ihrer Schwangerschaft erfährt Rachel, dass ihr Mann in eine andere Frau verliebt ist und sie mit ihr betrügt. Die Tatsache, dass diese Frau einen 'Hals so lang wie ein Arm und eine Nase so lang wie ein Daumen' hat, ist kein Trost. Aber manchmal ist Essen ein Trost, denn Rachel ist Kochbuchautorin, und zwischen dem Versuch, Mark zurückzugewinnen, und dem Wunsch, ihn umzubringen, bietet sie uns einige ihrer Lieblingsrezepte. Heartburn ist eine Achterbahnfahrt der Liebe, des Verrats, des Verlusts und - am befriedigendsten - der Rache.