"With her rigorous, authentic, and insightful biography of Nora Ephron, Kristin Doidge has gotten us all an invitation to sit around that table-to spend time with Nora and be forever changed by the encounter. This is a brilliant book."-Caroline Aaron, actress Nora Ephron was one of the most popular, accomplished, and beloved writers in American journalism and film. Nora Ephron: A Biography-is 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-Heartburn-and hit movies including-When Harry Met Sally,-Sleepless in Seattle, and-Julie & Julia. Doidge also examines the private life Ephron tried to keep in balance with her insatiable ambiti
