40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION, WITH A FOREWORD BY STANLEY TUCCI

'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

'I kept a copy of Nora Ephron's Heartburn next to me as a reminder of how to be funny and truthful, and all I ended up doing was ignoring my writing and rereading Heartburn' AMY POEHLER

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!


'It is snortingly funny in its depiction of the death throes of a relationship. And it bursts with recipes. What more could you ask for?' ADAM KAY

PART OF THE VIRAGO DESIGNER COLLECTION. COVER FEATURES TEXTILE DESIGN BY ELZA SUNDERLAND

'So bold and so vulnerable at the same time. I don't know how she did it' - Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Now with an introduction from Dolly Alderton, author of Everything I Know About Love, revealing how a new generation of women can take inspiration from Nora's sharp wit and wisdom about life.

* Never marry a man you wouldn't want to be divorced from.

* If the shoe doesn't fit in the shoe store, it's never going to fit.

* When your children are teenagers, it's important to have a dog so that someone in the house is happy to see you.

* If only one third of your clothes are mistakes, you're ahead of the game.

* Anything you think is wrong with your body at the age of thirty-five you will be nostalgic for by the age of forty-five.
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'I give this as a present more than other book. I buy it for people so often that I've been known to give girlfriends two copies, one birthday after another' - Dolly Alderton
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'I am only one of millions of women who will miss Nora's voice' Lena Dunham

'Oh how I loved Nora Ephron' Nigella Lawson

'Funny, knowing and smart' India Knight

'The book that most influenced me' Lily Allen

'Nora's exacting, precise, didactic, tried-and-tested, sophisticated-woman-wearing-all-black wisdom is a comfort and a relief' Dolly Alderton

'Memories, aphorisms and stern good advice from America's favourite naughty aunt' Independent on Sunday
'This book is as grown-up as a dirty martini' Sunday Times
'Sharp as a knife' Daily Express

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In her final book, Nora Ephron reflects on life, growing older, and everything she will and won't miss. Filled with Nora's trademark wit, wisdom and warmth.

* No one actually likes to admit they're old. The most they will cop to is that they're older. Or oldish.

* Freedom of the press belongs to the man who owns one.

* I have been forgetting things for years-at least since I was in my thirties. I know this because I wrote something about it at the time. I have proof. Of course, I can't remember exactly where I wrote about it, or when, but I could probably hunt it up if I had to.

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Praise for Nora Ephron

'So bold and so vulnerable at the same time. I don't know how she did it' Phoebe Waller-Bridge
'Oh how I loved Nora Ephron' Nigella Lawson
'Funny, knowing and smart' India Knight
'Nora's exacting, precise, didactic, tried-and-tested, sophisticated-woman-wearing-all-black wisdom is a comfort and a relief' Dolly Alderton

‘A woman for all seasons, tender and tough in just the right proportions’
The New York Times

Two classic collections of uproarious essays from the late Nora Ephron, bestselling author of I Feel Bad About My Neck and I Remember Nothing. Here she tackles everything from feminism to the media, from politics to beauty products, with her inimitable charm and distinctive wit.

From her Academy Award-nominated screenplays (When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, Julie & Julia) to her bestselling fiction and essays, Nora Ephron illuminated her era with wicked honesty and insight.

This collection brings together some of Ephron’s most famous writing on a generation of women (and men) who helped shape the way we live now, and on significant modern-day events. In these sharp, hilariously entertaining and vividly observed essays, from the famous ‘A Few Words About Breasts’ to important pieces on her time working for newspapers and magazines, this is Ephron at her very best.

Una divertida y sabia reflexión vital de una de las autoras más queridas e influyentes de Estados Unidos.

Nora Ephron es un género literario en sí misma. Famosa por su mordaz ingenio, por sus acertados y cómicos análisis de la experiencia femenina y por su capacidad para detectar los absurdos de la vida moderna, es una de las escritoras y guionistas neoyorquinas más singulares e influyentes de las últimas décadas.

En este libro, el último que publicó, Ephron hace un divertido repaso de su pasado, de sus mayores fracasos y alegrías, y se lamenta con humor de las vicisitudes cotidianas. Nos habla –entre otras cosas– de lo que recordamos, olvidamos o inventamos al llegar a cierta edad; de su historia de amor con el periodismo; de cómo sobrevivir a un divorcio; de su preocupante relación con la bandeja de entrada de su correo electrónico; de intimidades, pequeñas manías, recetas favoritas, fiestas desastrosas; y de muchas cuestiones que todas las mujeres se preguntan al llegar a una cierta edad pero que raramente se atreven a confesar.

La autora sintetiza lo mejor de su literatura –sinceridad, humor y una sencillez deslumbrante– en No me acuerdo de nada, sin duda una de sus mejores obras.

«En esta serie de piezas reflexivas e hilarantes, Nora Ephron realiza una pirueta tras otra para demostrarnos que lo increíblemente difícil es hacer que narrar parezca sencillo.» Lucía Lijtmaer

«Devoré su prosa (…) y me convertí en fan junto con mi madre, mi tía, mi abuela y cualquier mujer inteligente que puedas encontrar.» Lena Dunham

«Brillante, divertida y honesta. Con una voz única, sus textos desgranan las alegrías y sinsabores de nuestros tiempos convirtiéndolos en hilarantes y conmovedoras reflexiones.» Laura Ferrero

«Una reflexión bastante cómica y desinhibida sobre la peripecia de una mujer liberada y profesional en la república independiente de Nueva York.» David Trueba

«Nora Ephron es la clase de persona que te gustaría que te tocara al lado en una cena.» Javier Aznar

«Tan atrevida y vulnerable a la vez. No sé cómo lo hacía.» Phoebe Waller-Bridge

«Podía escribir de lo que fuera: sus pechos, sus fantasías sexuales, sus ex jefes, una convención demócrata o Linda Lovelace; siempre lo hacía con una mezcla de certeza, inteligencia, humor y algo de maldad, a lo Dorothy Parker, que la hacen irresistible. (…) Ephron hizo un arte del escribir con gracia y ligereza sobre los temas más duros y profundos. Su voz sigue resonando, aunque ya no esté.» Leticia Blanco (El Mundo)

«Irónica, rápida de lengua y de escritura, el espíritu irreverente de Ephron sobrevive a su muerte gracias a algunos de los momentos más chispeantes del cine y de la literatura estadounidense.»Gregorio Belinchón (El País)

«Divertida, rápida, ingeniosa, inteligente y muy observadora.» Aloma Rodríguez (Letras Libres)

«Se forjó una fama de escritora aguda y sarcástica, “una Tom Wolfe con faldas”, y pronto pudo permitirse hablar de lo que realmente le interesaba como e

A NEW, REVISED EDITION OF THE ULTIMATE NORA EPHRON COLLECTION, PACKED WITH WIT, WISDOM AND COMFORT, WITH AN INTRODUCTION FROM CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS

'The perfect introduction to the iconic writer' STYLIST

INCLUDING:

* Nora's much-loved essays on everything from friendship to feminism to journalism

* Extracts from her bestselling novel Heartburn

* Scenes from her hilarious screenplay for When Harry Met Sally

* Unparalleled advice about friends, lovers, divorces, desserts and black turtleneck sweaters


'It's got a little bit of everything, from witty essays on feminism, beauty, and ageing to profiles of empowering female figures' ELLE


*PRAISE FOR NORA EPHRON*

'So bold and so vulnerable at the same time. I don't know how she did it' PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE

'Nora's exacting, precise, didactic, tried-and-tested, sophisticated-woman-wearing-all-black wisdom is a comfort and a relief' DOLLY ALDERTON

'Nora Ephron is the funniest, cleverest, wisest friend you could have' NIGELLA LAWSON

'I am only the one of millions of women who will miss Nora's voice' LENA DUNHAM

‘Nora Ephron can write about anything better than anybody else can write about anything’
New York Times

A bitingly funny, provocative and revealing look at our foibles, passions and pastimes – from the much-missed, bestselling author of I Feel Bad About My Neck and I Remember Nothing.

From her Academy Award-nominated screenplays (When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, Julie & Julia) to her bestselling fiction and essays, Nora Ephron was one of the most gifted, prolific and versatile writers of our time.

In this classic collection of magazine articles, Ephron does what she does best: embrace culture with love, cynicism and unmatched wit.

From tracking down the beginnings of the self-help movement, to dressing down the fashion world’s most powerful publication, to capturing a glimpse of a legendary movie in the making, these timeless pieces tap into our enduring obsessions with celebrity, food, romance, clothes, entertainment and sex. Whether casting her ingenious eye on public figures or herself, Ephron deftly weaves her journalistic skill with the intimate style of an essayist and the incomparable talent of a great storyteller.

Nora Ephron és una de les escriptores feministes més incisives i hilarants de la literatura nordamericana del segle XX, una articulista d'energia imparable i una guionista de cinema multipremiada. No me'n recordo de res és un recull dels seus articles més mordaços i afilats que ofereixen una mirada còmica sobre el passat i una crítica àcida i personal contra les vicissituds de la vida moderna.

Aquestes pàgines ens transporten des de la seva primera feina a la sala de correus de la revista Newseek a les sis fases del correu electrònic, des de records de les festes glamuroses i bullicioses dels seus pares a la vida plena de "moments senils" —o, com en diu ella, "moments Google"—, des dels fracassos més estrepitosos de la seva carrera a les millors alegries. Plena de perspicàcia i d'observacions autèntiques i encertadíssimes, No me'n recordo de res és un recull deliciós i punyent d'una de les escriptores més desacomplexades del panorama nordamericà.