Heartburn by Nora Ephron | book review

A ‘thinly disguised’ fictional account of Nora Ephron’s divorce—she is the witty, wise aunt we all need

And then the dreams break into a million tiny pieces. The dream dies. Which leaves you with a choice: you can settle for reality, or you can go off, like a fool, and dream another dream.

Nora Ephron is the wise aunt we all need. I bought the 40th anniversary edition of Heartburn, first published in 1983, and was hooked right from the introduction, which …