{"product_id":"nora-ephron-a-biography-9781641609531","title":"Nora Ephron: A Biography","description":"\u003cb\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.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e--Caroline Aaron, actress \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nora Ephron was one of the most popular, accomplished, and beloved writers in American journalism and film. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNora Ephron: A Biography \u003c\/i\u003eis 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\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\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chicago Review Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781641609531\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Kristin Marguerite Doidge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43505875157173,"sku":"9781641609531","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_30bf5c22-722f-45f5-ae3e-1dd18a26ee2b.jpg?v=1705425820","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/nora-ephron-a-biography-9781641609531","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}