I Remember Nothing and other reflections: Memories and wisdom from the iconic writer and director - Softcover

Ephron, Nora

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0552777374 ISBN 13: 9780552777377

Publisher: Black Swan, 2012

Synopsis

If there is any solace in growing older, it is that you will find yourself guffawing in hysterical recognition at the situations Nora Ephron describes, from the impossibility of trying to remember people's names at parties,to struggling with the new technology. You will find yourself rolling off the sofa snorting with laughter as she recalls with her signature clarity and wisdom everything she hasn't (yet) forgotten, including what it feels like to produce a flop - and you will swallow down a lump in your throat at the poignancy of her insights into the pain of losing friends, and the guilt of separation and divorce.

One thing is for sure, there is nobody else who can put her finger so very precisely, so beguilingly, with so much wisdom and with so much wit, on what we all struggle with as we journey into our later years.

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Review:

'You don't have to be old to appreciate this collection of memories, aphorisms and stern good advice from America's favourite naughty aunt..snigger-out-loud...Reading this book is a little like being sat down by an older, wiser friend...good advice indeed.' --Independent on Sunday

'Read Nora Ephron because she's funny, read her because she's wise, read her because she never writes a boring sentence, read her because she's sharp as a knife but her heart's in the right place...Enjoy!' --Daily Express

'As a writer,novelist and award-winning screenwriter and director of films such as When Harry Met Sally and Sleepless In Seattle, she has had the ability to surf the zeitgeist and make whatever is on her mind...seem fascinating and cool....her book is essential reading for anyone who hopes to grow old elegantly and perhaps a little disgracefully.' - Mail on Sunday

'So clear-eyed, so free of vitriol and sarcasm and artifice that we believe everything she says. . . .If a theme runs beneath the wit and cleverness of I Remember Nothing, it is about the difficulty of coming to terms with one's mortality. ' - San Francisco Chronicle

'As always, she has an eye for the killer detail...a mixture of memoir, rants and observations...This book is as grown-up as a dirty martini.' --Daisy Goodwin, Sunday Times

Book Description:

Another wryly laugh-out-loud look at the vicissitudes of growing older, by Nora Ephron, author of I Feel Bad About My Neck, and acclaimed creator of films like When Harry Met Sally and Julie & Julia.

About this edition

• Publisher: Black Swan
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0552777374
• ISBN 13: 9780552777377
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224