Heartburn

Heartburn

by Nora Ephron

Finished reading Heartburn by Nora Ephron, which was published in the early 1980s.  The story is about a married woman, Rachel, who seems very happy and is pregnant with her second child.  Rachel is a well-known cookbook writer and she includes recipes throughout her stories. The main story here is one that will end with a key lime pie in the face of her husband (soon to be ex).  Rachel learns from the local Washington, DC “wives group” of the local politicians that her husband is having an affair with another woman in the group.  Rachel tries to come to terms with her husband’s transgressions, trying to hold on to the marriage, but to no avail.  The themes of marriage, divorce, affairs, women’s counseling groups, and even how to cook with the recipes she shares are thrown together in this ‘comedy’, which is very much reminiscent of the early 1980s. There is tension throughout surrounding whether or not she will leave her husband.  A few laughs, but, for the most part, a light read that you might enjoy.