Нора Эфрон – лучшие книги

Эта книга — откровенный взгляд на женщину, которая каждый день сталкивается с новыми сложностями: от выбора сумки и невозможности купить лакомство «как 20 лет назад» до общения с уже почти самостоятельными детьми. Книга дарит настоящее удовольствие от прочтения — достаточно лишь начать.

В основе творчества режиссера Норы Эфрон часто лежат реальные события, которые она преподносит с неизменным чувством юмора. Это в полной мере касается ее сборника эссе «Я ненавижу свою шею и другие мысли о том, как быть женщиной», за который Нора получила престижную литературную премию BSBY. Книга издается на 29 языках, и только в США продано более 1,2 млн экземпляров. Она признана бестселлером по версии The New York Times.

В центре романе «Оскомина» известной американской писательницы и сценаристки Норы Эфрон история распада одной благополучной семьи. Рассказывает об этих трагичных для нее событиях главная героиня, и рассказывает остроумно, не жалея ни себя, ни других и перемежая язвительные наблюдения рецептами блюд. Вместе с тем эта история распавшегося брака дает представление о жизни целого слоя людей, чьим родителям стоило такого труда выбиться из нищеты. Их дети теперь путешествуют, гурманствуют, покупают дома и вместе с тем не могут справиться со своими проблемами без помощи психоаналитиков и сеансов групповой терапии. По роману «Оскомина» снят…

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