![]() ![]() ![]() As a cultural historian, I can’t separate this novel from its juicy, juicy context. Marama: I am in two minds about reading this book through the lens of autobiography. The interest in her personal life had not abated indeed she was paid an “unusually high” USD$341,000 for the novel by publisher Pocket Books (a cool USD$1 million in today’s money). When Nora published Heartburn three years later, she blew the wound open again, not only for Bernstein but for the interested public. So when People picked up the news, it reported the separation in its famous “split!” section. Nora had the family connections, had made impressive strides in the previous decade, and seemed to know everyone. Bernstein, one half of the duo who helped to break the Watergate scandal, was a bonafide celebrity. They were the location of all of the most important mastheads, writers, and sources. and New York were the axis of the US media landscape at this time. It is important to understand that Washington, D.C. ![]() Their son was born prematurely, and two weeks later, Ephron decamped to New York with both of their children. At the time, Nora was seven months pregnant with their second child. 1 The previous year, Nora had found out that her husband (a notorious ladies’ man) was having an affair with Margaret Jay, daughter of British Prime Minister James Callaghan and wife of the UK ambassador to the US. ![]()
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