Heartburn is not my usual kind of book, however, I heard one of my favourite journalists Dolly Alderton raving about Nora Ephron and this book so I decided I had to give it a go. I also saw a beautiful new edition they'd released off the book and also could not resist a pretty book cover.

Heartburn is a kind of fictional memoir by Nora Ephron that uses the personal experience of breaking up with her husband to write a book. However, many of the events such as a the robbery at her therapy group and the fact she is a cookbook writer are not actually true to Nora's life. She explains this all in the forward and discusses how she has always been driven to write about events in her life. I really enjoyed however knowing how the idea formed in Ephron's head and seeing how the book was based in elements on her real life gave it a much stronger emotional punch and enabled me to connect more.

The book itself is very short and snappy. It's very easy to read in an afternoon. It follows the breakdown of Rachel and Mark's marriage after Mark is found to cheat on Rachel. The book is far from being sad, as Rachel makes lots of observant, funny quips about the relationship, about Mark and about her friends and family her support her through this time. This makes for a light-hearted and entertaining read.

I would certainly pick up another Nora Ephron book in the future and would recommend to anyone interested in women's fiction, and relationship stories.