I Feel Bad About My Neck, And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman

In "I Feel Bad About My Neck," a candid and hilarious look at women who are getting older and dealing with the trials of maintenance, menopause, empty nests, and life itself, Nora Ephron shares with us her ups and downs with her disarming, intimate, completely accessible voice and dry sense of humor.

The author of best-selling books "Heartburn," "Scribble Scribble," and "Crazy Salad," as well as the creator of "When Harry Met Sally," "Sleepless in Seattle," "You've Got Mail," and "Bewitched," talks about everything from how much she despises her purse to how much time she spends trying to stop time: hair dye, the treadmill, and lotions and creams that claim to slow aging but never do. Oh, and she's not fond of the appearance of her neck. However, her dermatologist informs her that there isn't a fast remedy for it.

Ephron writes on her experiences as a hopeless mother, an ardent city resident, and an obsessive chef. She talks about her less than glamorous time as a JFK White House intern ("I am probably the only young woman who ever worked in the Kennedy White House that the President did not make a pass at") and her brief but intense relationship with Bill Clinton, which she fell out of, naturally, of course. However, she mostly discusses life as a woman of a certain age in an open and passionate manner.

A delicious, tempting delicacy, "I Feel Bad About My Neck" is a book full of wisdom, counsel, and belly-laugh-inducing moments. It is utterly brave, wickedly humorous, and surprisingly poignant in its truth-telling.