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Heartburn

By: Nora Ephron
Narrated by: Meryl Streep
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Audie Award Finalist, Solo Narration - Female, 2014

Is it possible to write a sidesplitting novel about the breakup of the perfect marriage? If the writer is Nora Ephron, the answer is a resounding yes. For in this inspired confection of adultery, revenge, group therapy, and pot roast, the creator of Sleepless in Seattle reminds us that comedy depends on anguish as surely as a proper gravy depends on flour and butter.

Seven months into her pregnancy, Rachel Samstat discovers that her husband, Mark, is in love with another woman. The fact that the other woman has "a neck as long as an arm and a nose as long as a thumb and you should see her legs" is no consolation. Food sometimes is, though, since Rachel writes cookbooks for a living. And in between trying to win Mark back and loudly wishing him dead, Ephron's irrepressible heroine offers some of her favorite recipes. Heartburn is a sinfully delicious novel, as soul-satisfying as mashed potatoes and as airy as a perfect soufflé.

©2011 Nora Ephron (P)2012 Random House Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Women's Fiction Marriage Funny Witty Suspenseful Heartfelt

Critic reviews

"Great fun. . . . Though Heartburn bristles ferociously with wit, it's not lacking in soul." ( The New York Times Book Review)
"Nora Ephron's first novel is warm, witty and wise." ( Harper's Bazaar)

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This Book is very good for someone going through the troubles of a relationship crisis. It helped me focus on something other than my own worries.

Meryl Streep is magnificent

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Listening to this book is like going to the theater to see a one-person act. Streep gives a terrific performance as Rachel, the narrator, and does wonderful accents and voices for everyone else. I think I would have found the book boring if I had read it myself, but listening was a delight.

Incredible performance!

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I enjoyed the recipes but the rest was a bit of a letdown. I'm thinking that to really enjoy this book you would need to have had a divorce.

meh

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Really wowed me in the most subtle way. Not your typical story or storytelling of heartache. The main character is a brave and silly woman. Very well written, listened to it all at once. APPLAUSE!!!

A Breath of Fresh Air!!

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This is the first audible book I’ve listened to with Meryl Streep as narrator and Ms Streep was the perfect choice! Her timing and intonation sucked me in immediately. I knew within five minutes that I was hooked and would never be able to stop listening until the end! Written in first person, “Heartburn” shares with candor and humor the emotional experiences of a woman living with the new found knowledge of her husband’s infidelity. In her seventh month of pregnancy, and totally blind-sided, she learns her husband is in love with one of her friends! This descriptive and clever account will entertain and mesmerize you so much you will actually forget the heroine is going through a such a painful and difficult time. Without a doubt, this book is in the top five of my more than 700 audible titles! I highly recommend this title!

Outstanding Narration and brilliantly written -

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I enjoyed the story, it was very entertaining. Well written. The narrator was really very good. Loved Meryl

loved the narrator

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Streep is great! Nora Ephron's story is timeless on marriage and it's very real struggle

love it

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The pairing of Meryl Streep and Nora Ephron is perfect. It's like coffee with your best friend.

Delightful

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Good food, laughter, and female bonding (as in the listener with both the writer and actor)...pure enjoyment!!!

The Incomparable Ephron & the Talented Streep

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I loved reading Heartburn. The only thing missing was Meryl Streep reading it to me.

wow

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