I Feel Bad About My Neck
Nora Ephron shares her ups and downs in I Feel Bad About My Neck, a candid, hilarious look at women getting older and dealing with the tribulations of maintenance, menopause, empty nests, and life itself, with her disarming, intimate, completely accessible voice and dry sense of humor.
The book teaches you something the author wishes she had known sooner, such as:
- Don't cover a couch with anything other than beige.
- Don't buy anything made entirely of wool, even if it appears to be very soft and non-itchy when you try it on in the store.
- It's impossible to be friends with people who call after 11 p.m.
- Anything you think is wrong with your body when you're thirty-five will make you nostalgic when you're forty-five.
- Even if you are painfully thin at the age of fifty-five, you will develop a saggy roll just above your waist.
- This saggy roll just above your waist will be especially visible from the back and will force you to reconsider half of your wardrobe, particularly your white shirts.
- Make a list of everything.
- Maintain a journal.
- Take more photos.
- If the shoe does not fit in the shoe store, it will never fit.
- When your children are teenagers, having a dog ensures that someone in the house is happy to see you.
- Go see a lawyer and file the divorce papers as soon as you decide to divorce.
Ephron tells the story of her life as an obsessed cook, passionate city dweller, and hapless parent. But, for the most part, she speaks candidly and amusingly about life as a woman of a certain age. I Feel Bad About My Neck is a scrumptious, irresistible treat of a book, full of truths and laugh-out-loud moments that will appeal to readers of all ages. It is utterly courageous, uproariously funny, and unexpectedly moving in its truth-telling.
Author: Nora Ephron
Link to buy: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0307276821/ref=cm_cr_srp_mb_bdcrb_top
