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I feel bad about my neck by nora ephron overdrive rakuten. First, before i talk about this book a little background on nora ephron herself. Semantic scholar extracted view of i feel bad about my neck. I remember nothing, and other reflections by nora ephron book. Her parents were broadway playwrights, who would base the play take her, shes mine on letters she sent home from wellesley college. Claro modern nonfiction reading selection by nora ephron a few words about breasts nora ephron b. A disparate assortment of sharp and funny pieces revealing the private anguishes, quirks and passions of a woman on the brink of senior citizenhood. Jun 29, 2009 it is possible that the woman was thinking of the title or the content of i feel bad about my neck when she said that, or she might have been referring to a comment ephron made earlier in. Originally published in 1983, the novel draws inspiration from events arising from bernsteins affair with margaret jay, the daughter of. Writer, screenwriter, and director nora ephron has been nominated three times for an academy award for original screenplay, and has not. And other thoughts on being a woman by nora ephron nora ephron is back with this slim, delightful volume of short essays about what its like to be a modern woman, particularly a woman of a certain age.
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