This Is My Life

by Meg Wolitzer

Book Overview

The early novel that established Meg Wolitzer's career, later made into Nora Ephron's first film as a director. The third book by New York Times -bestselling author Meg Wolitzer (originally published as This Is Your Life ), a smart, witty and perceptive novel about the daughters of a female stand-up comic who watch as their mother struggles to balance her career with the needs of her children. Dottie Engels, comedienne extraordinaire, performs her...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594633142
• ISBN13: 9781594633140
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Riverhead Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Wolitzer's early work reflects the mother-daughter relationship

Much darker than her more recent works, this book is likely a reflection of the ambiguous feelings Meg Wolitzer had for her own mother, novelist Hilma Wolitzer -- whose popularity Meg eclipsed with her later novels. Even though I enjoyed the book, I also enjoyed the movie, which was so diferent that it can hardly be said to be the same story. It's no wonder the movie was less intense -- the screenplay was by Nora Ephron and the mother was played by Julie Kavner.