{"product_id":"9781641603751","title":"Nora Ephron","description":"Author: Kristin Marguerite Doidge\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781641603751\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Chicago Review Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 13 Sep 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNora Ephron was one of the most popular, accomplished, and beloved writers in American journalism and film.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNora Ephron: A Biography\u003c\/i\u003eis the first comprehensive portrait of the Manhattan-born girlwho 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\u003eand 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46836294779038,"sku":"ADS-9781641603751","price":54.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781641603751.jpg?v=1778737339","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781641603751","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}