I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts On Being a Woman

Humor Essays

Author: Nora Ephron

Acclaimed Hollywood filmwriter and director Nora Ephron turns her sharp powers of observation back onto herself in these autobiographical essays as she examines the indignities of ageing for the Baby Boom generation. Filled with wickedly witty autobiographical pieces like ‘I Hate My Handbag’, ‘Blind as a Bat’ and ‘What I Wish I’d Known’, this book offers the consolation th….Read More

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