{"product_id":"nora-ephron-a-life-9781641603751","title":"Nora Ephron: A Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNora Ephron was one of the most popular, accomplished, and beloved writers in American journalism and film.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNora Ephron: A Biography \u003c\/i\u003eis the first comprehensive portrait of the Manhattan-born girl who forged a path of her own, earning accolades and adoration from critics and fans alike. Author Kristin Marguerite Doidge explores the tremendous successes and disappointing failures Ephron sustained in her career as a popular essayist turned screenwriter turned film director. She redefined the modern rom-com genre with bestselling books such as \u003ci\u003eHeartburn\u003c\/i\u003e and hit movies including \u003ci\u003eWhen Harry Met Sally\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSleepless in Seattle\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJulie \u0026amp; Julia\u003c\/i\u003e. Doidge also examines the private life Ephron tried to keep in balance with her insatiable ambition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Based on rare archival research and numerous interviews with some of Ephron's closest friends, collaborators, and award-winning colleagues including actors Tom Hanks and Caroline Aaron, comedian Martin Short, composer George Fenton, and lifelong friends from Wellesley to New York to Hollywood—as well as interviews Ephron herself gave throughout her career—award-winning journalist and cultural critic Doidge has written a captivating story of the life of a creative writer whose passion for the perfect one-liner and ferocious drive to succeed revolutionized journalism, comedy, and film.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first in-depth biography to explore the complex themes that ran through Ephron's work and to examine why so many of them still grab our attention today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I can say, I believe with understandable pride, that I put Nora on a pedestal before the rest of you. I was seven years old, away from home for the first time, at summer camp in Arizona . . . and there was Nora, eleven years old, the undeniable star of the camp, showing the brilliance, the warmth, the wit, the spirit, the many facets and colors that would mark all her years. Doidge lets us accompany Nora on her journey, capturing all those qualities as well as her triumphs and heartbreaks, taking us behind the scenes of her life with understanding and insight. A masterful job.\" Victoria Riskin, writer, producer, former president of the WGA\u003cbr\u003e\"With the astuteness of a journalist and the heart of a true film fan, Kristin Marguerite Doidge has written an important and compelling primer of the life and career of Nora Ephron. Doidge's delicious prose and deep empathy for her subject's complexity enable her to capture both the sunlight and the shadow of Ephron and reveal her to be a great inspiration : She was the daughter of prominent screenwriters who happened to also be difficult alcoholics, a twice-divorced mother who found the love of her life by being courageous enough to open her heart again, and a talented writer-director who brought two of the most significant romantic comedies in American history to the screen despite the odds being stacked against a woman succeeding. Ephron died in 2012, before the rampant adoption of social media, the Women's March, the most recent movement to close the gender pay gap, and a number of other significant cultural movements that would have likely galvanized her status as a leading feminist icon for another generation and beyond had she lived to participate in them. Now a decade after Ephron's death, we are lucky to have Doidge's reminder of the importance and beauty of Ephron's life and work, and how relevant they are to our current cultural conversations. This book is sure to inspire the next generation of Ephron fans to pick up her writing, turn on her films, and dream another dream of what is possible in their lives.\" Holly Van Leuven, author of Ray Bolger: More than a Scarecrow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePROLOGUE: WHY NORA EPHRON (STILL) MATTERS \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eACT ONE: GROWING UP EPHRON (The early years: 1941-1958)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER ONE: “Can I Read Your Work?”\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER TWO: “The Business”\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER THREE: Beverly Hills High\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eACT TWO: THE WELLESLEY YEARS (1958-1962) \u0026amp; NEW JOURNALISM (1962-mid-70’s)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER FOUR: Take Her, She’s Mine\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER FIVE: Mail Girl\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER SIX: Wallflower\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eACT THREE: BERNSTEIN AND BERNIE (1976-1987)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER SEVEN: Ms. Ephron Goes to Washington\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER EIGHT: When Nora Met Jacob\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER NINE: Saved by a Building (1980-87)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eACT FOUR: NORA THE FILMMAKER (1989-2000’s)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER TEN: What Nora’s Having\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER ELEVEN: This is My Life\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER TWELVE: Sleepless\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eACT FIVE: IN THE END (2000-2012)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER THIRTEEN: More writing than ever\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER FOURTEEN: “I have this blood thing.”\u003cbr\u003e CHAPTER FIFTEEN: A softer Nora\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePROLOGUE: POST-EPHRON (2012-present)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e (or The Sound of Silence)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eACKNOWLEDGMENTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOTES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSOURCES\/REFERENCES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Chicago Review Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51535334474071,"sku":"9781641603751","price":24.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781641603751.jpg?v=1755860779","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/nora-ephron-a-life-9781641603751","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}