Almost Romance
A Memoir

In her latest memoir, Balbirer writes about the unlikeliest romances, one that was over 30 years in the making. Peppered with her life as an actress and the long friendship with her college love, Howie, this book reminds us that 50 is never too late to find romance. I loved the light tone of this me......more

Loved this heartfelt and humorous account of a romance in the making that took 30 years to come to fruition! With hysterical emails back and forth between Nancy and Howard, her NYU classmate and current Grace and Frankie producer, their love and support for each other shines through every step of th......more

What a great story! This book is hilarious while maintaining its heartfelt musings and reflections about the author’s tumultuous journey with love leading up to her own happy ending.......more

I wavered between giving this memoir three and four stars, because the writing is uneven, the author constantly and sometimes annoyingly name-drops (mostly celebrities a younger generation will not know & plays they won’t have seen/read), and her style is frenetic and long-winded. However, even thou......more

Easy, entertaining read by a very talented--and very smart--writer. Who accomplished something very nearly impossible.....she made me think I might enjoy being in Los Angeles if I were in the company of her and her friends! I told my husband that and his jaw dropped, quite literally (he has had to en......more