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I feel bad about my neck by nora ephron overdrive rakuten. Is it possible to write a sidesplitting novel about the breakup of the perfect marriage. With her disarming, intimate, completely accessible voice, and dry sense of humor, nora ephron shares with us her ups and downs in i 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. First, before i talk about this book a little background on nora ephron herself. She made me laugh my friend nora ephron by richard cohen. I am a big fan of her previous books but i was very disappointed from this one. Ephron, delia ephron, nora fate and fatalism fathers and daughters fathers and sons feminism food writers franceparis friendship hellman, lillian, illinoischicago internet kerr. Nora with meryl streep at the 2011 directors guild of america honors on october, 2011 in new york city. May 19, 1941 june 26, 2012 was an american journalist, writer, and filmmaker. Nora ephron, sticking her neck out on age we should all look as good as nora ephron does at 65, but shes not crazy about getting older. I feel bad about my neck nora ephron, author, read by the author.
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