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While in the United States, she met journalist Carl Bernstein, with whom she had a much-publicised extramarital affair in 1979. Bernstein's then-wife Nora Ephron fictionalised the story in her novel, Heartburn, in which the character of Thelma is a thinly disguised representation of Jay. [10]
Jun 28, 1985 · The celebrated marriage of Carl Bernstein and Nora Ephron ended in divorce last Thursday in D.C. Superior Court, but the drama continues. At the heart of the separation agreement between former...
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Margaret Jay's most famous and scandalous affair was, of course, with the Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein, which took place in Washington in the late Seventies while she was still...
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Mar 19, 1989 · His life had gone beyond chaotic. While Nora was pregnant with their second child, Bernstein had his now-notorious affair with Margaret Jay, wife of the British ambassador.
Heartburn is an autobiographical novel based on Nora Ephron's marriage to and divorce from Carl Bernstein, her second husband. Originally published in 1983, the novel draws inspiration from events arising from Bernstein's affair with Margaret Jay , the daughter of former British prime minister James Callaghan .
Jun 27, 2012 · first child, she learned Bernstein was carrying on a rather public affair with Margaret Jay, the wife of the British ambassador. There were rumors, there were sightings, and—as the adage goes—the wife may have been the last to know. McLellan helped a lot with that. “It was my duty to reveal what le tout Washington already knew,” she wrote
Aug 28, 2023 · Books & the Arts / August 28, 2023. Nora Ephron’s Divorce Plot. Her only novel, “ Heartburn ,” looked beyond the love story to uncover the limits of bourgeoisie life and marriage itself. Dilara...
