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. Seven months into her pregnancy, Rachel Samstat discovers that her husband, Mark, is in love with another woman. For in this inspired confection of adultery, revenge, group therapy, and pot roast, the creator of Sleepless in Seattle reminds us that comedy depends on anguish as surely as a proper gravy depends on flour and butter. 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. 'Heartburn 'is a sinfully delicious novel, as soul-satisfying as mashed potatoes and as airy as a perfect souffle. And in between trying to win Mark back and loudly wiching him dead, Ephron' s irrepressible heroine offers some of her favorite recipes.

Food sometimes is, though, since Rachel writes cookbooks for a living. For in this inspired confection of adultery, revenge, group therapy, and pot roast, the creator of 'Sleepless in Seattle' reminds us that comedy depends on anguish as surely as a proper gravy depends on flour and butter.

Heartburn novel by nora ephron