{"product_id":"nora-ephron-by-kristin-marguerite-doidge-9781641609531","title":"Nora Ephron","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘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\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNora Ephron was one of the most popular, accomplished, and beloved writers in American journalism and film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNora Ephron: A Biography\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBased 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 revolutionised journalism, comedy, and film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46844968304876,"sku":"9781641609531","price":52.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/13085433482772.jpg?v=1758866718","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/nora-ephron-by-kristin-marguerite-doidge-9781641609531","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}