Have You Met Nora

Author : Nicole Blades
Publisher : Dafina
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781496704627

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Have You Met Nora? by Nicole Blades Pdf

She’s blossomed from a wealthy surgeon’s beautiful daughter to elegant socialite to being the top fashion stylist in the country. And Nora Mackenzie is only days away from marrying into one of New York’s richest, most powerful families. But her fairy tale rise is rooted in an incredible deception—one scandal away from turning her perfect world to ashes . . . What no one knows is that Nora is the biracial daughter of a Caribbean woman and a long-gone white father. Adopted—and abused—by her mother’s employer, then sent to an exclusive boarding school to buy her silence, Nora found that “passing” as a white woman could give her everything she never had. Now, an ex-classmate who Nora betrayed many years ago has returned to her life to even the score. Her machinations are turning Nora’s privilege into one gilded trap after another. Running out of choices, Nora must decide how far she will go to protect a lie or give up and finally face the truth. Praise for Have You Met Nora? “Nora is tender, courageous, and beautifully flawed.” —Rosalind Noonan, New York Times bestselling author “A winding story full of secrets, betrayal, revenge, and love.” —Rena Olsen, author of The Girl Before “Blades has created a heroine both honorable and deceptive, both vulnerable and powerful, a heroine whose choices are at times shocking but arguably necessary.” —Holly Chamberlin, author of The Season of Us “This is a deft and searing commentary on identity and race.” —Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Author : Matt Haig
Publisher : Large Print Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9798885792226

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The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Pdf

Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality. One tells the story of your life as it is, along with another book for the other life you could have lived if you had made a different choice at any point in your life. While we all wonder how our lives might have been, what if you had the chance to go to the library and see for yourself? Would any of these other lives truly be better?

Author : Nora Ephron
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2011-04-06
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780307765949

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When Harry Met Sally. . . by Nora Ephron Pdf

The complete screenplay of Rob Reiner's enormously funny and moving film, When Harry Met Sally—a romantic comedy about the difficult, frustrating, awful, funny search for happiness in an American city, where the primary emotion is unrequited love. "A winner, a lavishly romantic lark, brimming over with style, intelligence and flashing wit." —Peter Travers, Rolling Stone Written by Nora Ephron, author of screenplays for Silkwood and Heartburn (from her own bestselling novel)—When Harry Met Sally is as hilarious on the page as it is on the screen. The book includes an introduction by the author.

Author : Nora Ephron
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780593802229

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The Most of Nora Ephron by Nora Ephron Pdf

A whopping big celebration of the work of the late, great Nora Ephron, America’s funniest—and most acute—writer, famous for her brilliant takes on life as we’ve been living it these last forty years. Everything you could possibly want from Nora Ephron is here—from her writings on journalism, feminism, and being a woman (the notorious piece on being flat-chested, the clarion call of her commencement address at Wellesley) to her best-selling novel, Heartburn, written in the wake of her devastating divorce from Carl Bernstein; from her hilarious and touching screenplay for the movie When Harry Met Sally . . . (“I’ll have what she’s having”) to her recent play Lucky Guy (published here for the first time); from her ongoing love affair with food, recipes and all, to her extended takes on such controversial women as Lillian Hellman and Helen Gurley Brown; from her pithy blogs on politics to her moving meditations on aging (“I Feel Bad About My Neck”) and dying. Her superb writing, her unforgettable movies, her honesty and fearlessness, her nonpareil humor have made Nora Ephron an icon for America’s women—and not a few of its men.

Author : Erin Carlson
Publisher : Hachette Books
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780316353908

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I'll Have What She's Having by Erin Carlson Pdf

A backstage look at the making of Nora Ephron's revered trilogy--When Harry Met Sally, You've Got Mail, and Sleepless in Seattle--which brought romantic comedies back to the fore, and an intimate portrait of the beloved writer/director who inspired a generation of Hollywood women, from Mindy Kaling to Lena Dunham. In I'll Have What She's Having entertainment journalist Erin Carlson tells the story of the real Nora Ephron and how she reinvented the romcom through her trio of instant classics. With a cast of famous faces including Rob Reiner, Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, and Billy Crystal, Carlson takes readers on a rollicking, revelatory trip to Ephron's New York City, where reality took a backseat to romance and Ephron--who always knew what she wanted and how she wanted it--ruled the set with an attention to detail that made her actors feel safe but sometimes exasperated crew members. Along the way, Carlson examines how Ephron explored in the cinema answers to the questions that plagued her own romantic life and how she regained faith in love after one broken engagement and two failed marriages. Carlson also explores countless other questions Ephron's fans have wondered about: What sparked Reiner to snap out of his bachelor blues during the making of When Harry Met Sally? Why was Ryan, a gifted comedian trapped in the body of a fairytale princess, not the first choice for the role? After she and Hanks each separatel balked at playing Mail's Kathleen Kelly and Sleepless' Sam Baldwin, what changed their minds? And perhaps most importantly: What was Dave Chappelle doing ... in a turtleneck? An intimate portrait of a one of America's most iconic filmmakers and a look behind the scenes of her crowning achievements, I'll Have What She's Having is a vivid account of the days and nights when Ephron, along with assorted cynical collaborators, learned to show her heart on the screen.

Author : Nora Ephron
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2011-08-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307797902

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Heartburn by Nora Ephron Pdf

A 40th anniversary reissue of the national bestselling author's hilarious first novel that memorably mixed food, heartbreak, and revenge into a comic masterpiece—now with a new foreword by Stanley Tucci. • "Touching and funny.... Proof that writing well is the best revenge." —Chicago Tribune Is it possible to write a sidesplitting novel about the breakup of the perfect marriage? If the writer is Nora Ephron, the answer is a resounding yes. In this inspired confection of adultery, revenge, group therapy, and pot roast, the creator of Sleepless in Seattle and When Harry Met Sally... reminds us that comedy depends on anguish as surely as a proper gravy depends on flour and butter. Seven months into her pregnancy, Rachel Samstat discovers that her husband, Mark, is in love with another woman. The fact that the other woman has "a neck as long as an arm and a nose as long as a thumb and you should see her legs" is no consolation. Food sometimes is, though, since Rachel writes cookbooks for a living. And in between trying to win Mark back and loudly wishing him dead, Ephron's irrepressible heroine offers some of her favorite recipes. Heartburn is a sinfully delicious novel, as soul-satisfying as mashed potatoes and as airy as a perfect soufflé.

Author : Nora Ephron
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781612195247

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Nora Ephron: The Last Interview by Nora Ephron Pdf

For fans of When Harry Met Sally and readers of I Feel Bad About My Neck comes an indispensable collection of wit and wisdom from the late, great writer-filmmaker A hilarious and revealing look at one of America’s most beloved screenwriters. From the beginning of her career as a young journalist to her final interview—a warm, wise, heartbreaking reflection originally published in the Believer—this is a sparkling look at the life and work of a great talent.

Author : Julie Shigekuni
Publisher : Red Hen Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781597091961

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Unending Nora by Julie Shigekuni Pdf

From the acclaimed author of A Bridge Between Us: “The beauty of her writing turns the heat and hard times of California into a dreamscape.” —Ann Patchett, New York Times–bestselling author Unending Nora is a love story, though not in the ordinary sense. Having retreated to the streets of the east San Fernando Valley amidst an intense heat wave, Nora Yano, who has lived the first twenty-nine years of her life as a devout Christian and an outcast, strikes up a relationship with a stranger and experiences sexual intimacy for the first time. When Nora mysteriously disappears, her best and only friends Caroline and Melissa, each with their own lives to consider, must decide what they’re willing to risk to find her. The complications that ensue, along with an unexpected arrival home, set this novel in motion. Beneath the stories of four compelling women, Shigekuni creates in Unending Nora a web of ideas concerning the after-effects of wartime internment. Fresh out of the camps, a displaced and emotionally scarred generation clustered together to form a community; they even took on a religion in order to adapt to the society that oppressed them. Now their offspring, four young women coming of age in their thirties, must carve their own path. Unending Nora is a story about finding love through adversity. In an ambitious examination of faith, shame, and desire, Julie Shigekuni takes up where John Okada left off over fifty years ago with his masterpiece No-No Boy—to tell the story of a community ready to mark its place in the larger world. “[A] graceful and compassionate novel.” —Gayle Brandeis, author of The Book of Dead Birds

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : American wit and humor
ISBN : UOM:39015049004172

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Puck by Anonim Pdf

Author : Nicole Baart
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781501133633

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You Were Always Mine by Nicole Baart Pdf

“An electrifying family drama that shows the dark side of adoption, You Were Always Mine is the kind of book you will want to finish in one sitting.” —Bustle The acclaimed author of Little Broken Things returns with another “race-to-the-finish family drama” (People) about a single mother who becomes embroiled in a mystery that threatens to tear apart what’s left of her family. Jessica Chamberlain, newly separated and living with her two sons in a small Iowa town, can’t believe that a tragedy in another state could have anything to do with her. But when her phone rings one quiet morning, her world is shattered. As she tries to pick up the pieces and make sense of what went wrong, Jess begins to realize that a tragic death is just the beginning. Soon she is caught in a web of lies and half-truths—and she’s horrified to learn that everything leads back to her seven-year-old adopted son, Gabriel. Years ago, Gabe’s birth mother requested a closed adoption and Jessica was more than happy to comply. But when her house is broken into and she discovers a clue that suggests her estranged husband was in close contact with Gabe’s biological mother, she vows to uncover the truth at any cost. A harrowing story of tenacious love and heartbreaking betrayal, You Were Always Mine is about the wars we wage to keep the ones we love close, perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Jodi Picoult.

Author : Nora Roberts
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2009-03-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780515146363

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Tribute by Nora Roberts Pdf

A young woman gets caught up in the secrets and shadows of a big-screen legend and a small-town scandal in this #1 New York Times bestseller from Nora Roberts. Cilla McGowan, a former child star, has found a more satisfying life restoring homes. So she comes to Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley to save the dilapidated farmhouse of her grandmother—a legendary actress who died of an overdose there more than thirty years ago. Plunging into the project with gusto, Cilla’s almost too busy and exhausted to notice her neighbor, graphic novelist Ford Sawyer. Determined not to carry on the family tradition of ill-fated romances, Cilla steels herself against Ford’s quirky charm, though she can’t help indulging in a little fantasy. But it’s reality that holds its share of dangers for Cilla. A cache of unsigned letters found in the attic points to a mysterious romance in her grandmother’s life, and may be what sparks a frightening, violent assault. Now, if Cilla and Ford are unable to sort out who is targeting her and why, she may, just like her world-famous grandmother, be cut down in the prime of her life.

Author : The Editors of PEOPLE
Publisher : Time Home Entertainment
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781547849673

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PEOPLE When Harry Met Sally by The Editors of PEOPLE Pdf

It was the beginning of a rom-com revolution, a tiny story released in 1989 about an antagonistic friendship-turned-love story for the ages. Chances are, in the 30 years since its release, you've heard or said one of the iconic lines from the film, maybe even the classic: "I'll have what she's having." Now, to celebrate this 30th anniversary, the editors at People present the special edition 'When Harry Met Sally...' After a recap in pictures, read an exclusive interview with Meg Ryan, Billy Crystal, and director Rob Reiner, their first together since the film was released. Then, enjoy the observation and wit that made Nora Ephron the queen of the romantic comedy. Revisit the iconic locations in New York, and even recreate the secret stars of the film, the food!, with recipes it made famous. And certainly, turn your ear again toward the American Songbook soundtrack that made 20-year-old Harry Connick Jr. a star. Let People's When Harry Met Sally... guide you through the film's legacy and take a look at the many ways the story has been transformed and restaged since its release. Finally, debate and decide for yourself the top 10 romantic comedies of all time.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1350 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Campaign funds
ISBN : STANFORD:36105061644089

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The Current Implementation of the Independent Counsel Act by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight Pdf

Author : Thomas Earnshaw Bradley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 898 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:555032040

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The Lamp [ed. by T.E. Bradley]. by Thomas Earnshaw Bradley Pdf

Author : Brenda Maddox
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0618057005

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Nora by Brenda Maddox Pdf

In 1904, having known each other for only three months, a young woman named Nora Barnacle and a not yet famous writer named James Joyce left Ireland together for Europe -- unwed. So began a deep and complex partnership, and eventually a marriage, which endured for thirty-seven years. This is the true story of Nora, the woman who, transformed by Joyce's imagination, became Molly Bloom, arguably the most famous female character in twentieth-century literature. It is also the story of Ireland, a social history encapsulated in the vivid recreation of Joyce and his small Irish entourage abroad. Ultimately it is the portrait of a relationship -- of Nora's complicated, committed, and at times shocking relationship with a hardworking, hard drinking genius and with his work. In NORA: THE REAL LIFE OF MOLLY BLOOM, the award-winning biographer Brenda Maddox has given us a powerful new lens through which to see both James Joyce and the woman who was in turn his inspiration and his salvation.