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.
The 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..
Based 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 revolutionized journalism, comedy, and film.
Doidge also examines the private life Ephron tried to keep in balance with her insatiable ambition.
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 .
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.
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. --Caroline Aaron, actress Nora Ephron was one of the most popular, accomplished, and beloved writers in American journalism and film.
This is a brilliant book.
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
