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Heartburn Summary & Study Guide Description
Heartburn Summary & Study Guide includes comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. This study guide contains the following sections:
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Heartburn Plot Summary
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Heartburn, by Nora Ephron, is a novel based on six weeks in the life of Rachel Samstat. Rachel is married to Mark Feldman and they have a two-year-old son, with another child on the way. At seven months pregnant, Rachel learns that her husband is in love with another woman. Heartburn is Rachel's narrative of the events that follow this revelation.
Rachel Samstat is stunned to learn that her husband Mark is involved with another woman. The fact that she learns this after reading a loving inscription in a book, an inscription which mentions her son, is just another blow. Confronting Mark, Rachel is devastated when Mark tells her that he loves Thelma Rice, and that he believes Rachel to be a nag and a shrew. Despite this, Mark expects Rachel to stay with him, as they have a son and are expecting another baby. Rachel flees to...
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