I Feel Bad About My Neck And Other Thoughts On Being a Woman [Paperback]

With her disarming, intimate, completely accessible voice, and dry sense of humor, Nora Ephron shares with us her ups and downs inI Feel Bad About My Neck, a candid, hilarious look at women who are getting older and dealing with the tribulations of maintenance, menopause, empty nests, and life itself.

Ephron chronicles her life as an obsessed cook, passionate city dweller, and hapless parent. But mostly she speaks frankly and uproariously about life as a woman of a certain age. Utterly courageous, uproariously funny, and unexpectedly moving in its truth telling,I Feel Bad About My Neckis a scrumptious, irresistible treat of a book, full of truths, laugh out loud moments that will appeal to readers of all ages.

“Wickedly witty. . . . Crackling sharp. . . . Fireworks shoot out [of this collection].” —The Boston Globe“Long-overdue. . . . Executed with sharpness and panache . . . . [Nora Ephron] retains an uncanny ability to sound like your best friend, whoever you are. . . . It's good to know that Ms. Ephron's wry, knowing X-ray vision is one of them.” —The New York Times“Women who find themselves somewhere between the arrival of their first wrinkle and death have to hear only the title to get the message.”—Los Angeles Times“Wry and amusing. . . . Marvelous.” —The Washington Post Book World

Nora Ephron was the author of the bestsellingI Feel Bad About My Neckas well asHeartburn,Crazy Salad, Wallflower at the Orgy,andScribble Scribble. She wrote and directed the hit movieJulie & Juliaand received Academy Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay forWhen Harry Met Sally. . ., Silkwood, andSleepless in Seattle, which she also directed. Her other credits include the script for the stage hitLove, Loss, and What I Worewith Delia Ephron. She died in 2012.

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