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Books like Heartburn
A razor-sharp, laugh-out-loud chronicle of a collapsing marriage that proves the best revenge is a perfectly executed vinaigrette. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Heartburn.
- bittersweet
- intimate
- cathartic
- chaotic
- 01
I Feel Bad About My Neck
Nora Ephron
A razor-sharp, laugh-out-loud conversation with your smartest friend about the indignities of aging and the bittersweet passage of time.
- 02
Tender at the bone
Ruth Reichl · 1998
A warm, mouth-watering journey that proves the best way to understand the people around you is to watch what they eat.
- 03
Harvesting the heart
Jodi Picoult
An emotionally raw exploration of how the ghosts of our childhoods haunt our attempts at motherhood and marriage.
- 04
The Rosie effect
Graeme Simsion
A hilarious and heartwarming comedy of errors about applying rigid logic to the beautifully unpredictable mess of impending parenthood.
- 05
The Hungry Heart
Margaret Way
A high-angst, emotionally charged journey through the wreckage of a broken marriage and the undeniable pull of a second chance.
- 06
An Independent Wife
Linda Howard
A high-angst, emotionally charged battle of wills where past heartbreak collides with undeniable, second-chance passion.
- 07
I Remember Nothing and Other Reflections
Nora Ephron
A sharp, hilarious, and ultimately heartbreaking conversation with your smartest friend over a very good lunch.
- 08
Happy all the time
Laurie Colwin · 1978
A warm, pragmatic exploration of romance and friendship where love is built on equality and everyday luck.
- 09
Comfort Me with Apples
Ruth Reichl · 2001
A sensory, sun-drenched journey through the messy, delicious intersections of food, love, and finding oneself.
- 10
Foreign Affairs
Borisch, Sarah Allan
A witty and poignant comedy of manners about lonely academics finding dizzying, unexpected romance while abroad in London.
- 11
Close relations
Susan Isaacs · 1980
A sharp, martini-dry romp through New York politics, messy romances, and the loving suffocation of family expectations.
- 12
A Relative Betrayal
Anne Mather
A tense, emotionally charged exploration of lingering passion and the painful, messy road to forgiving a devastating betrayal.
