This autobiographical novel by Nora Ephron, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter and successful director, is a bittersweet and very funny book about love and loss. It was published as part of a beautifully designed series to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Virago Modern Classics.

Seven months into her pregnancy, Rachel discovers that her husband is in love with another woman. The fact that this woman has a neck as long as an arm and a nose as long as a thumb is no comfort. Sometimes, however, food is a comfort, as Rachel is a cookbook author, and between trying to win Mark back and wishing to see him dead, she offers us some of her favorite recipes. Heartburn is a rollercoaster ride of love, betrayal, loss, and - most satisfyingly - revenge. This is Nora Ephron's roman à clef: "I always thought that during the pain of marriage, it would one day become a funny book," she once said - and it is!.