Ephron wrote 'Heartburn' after a bitter end to her marriage to the philandering Carl Bernstein. When Rachel Samstat finally looses it, she does it with memorable flare. There's something sad and funny about a woman who renovates the couple's several homes, a cook book author with her own cooking show, who complains about being broke all the time - and is clueless that her feckless husband is carrying on an affair with the money going to expensive trips and gifts to his mistress.

I remember that 'Heartburn' was reviewed by a lot of critics as whiny and self absorbed when it was published 31 years ago, but today, it is snarkily amusing and a wry slice of the 80's. I did like the Audible of 'Heartburn' very much. I didn't like the movie version of 'Heartburn,' though - and I never read the 1982 book. Meryl Streep is a true wonder - remember 'Sophie's Choice' (1982)? And I truly forgot she wasn't really Julia Child in 'Julie & Julia' (2009). I've seen the movie version of 'Heartburn' (1986).

Ephron's New York is a vibrant, colorful place full of native and transplanted New Yorkers who adore the city, from sidewalk trash pickup to astounding views from the tallest skyscrapers. I love these films, and I've seen them so many times I can say the lines along with the characters. Nora Ephron (1941 -2012) wrote the scripts for 'When Harry Met Sally' (1989), 'Sleepless in Seattle' (1993), and'You've Got Mail' (1998).

Heartburn by Nora Ephron