The Life and Hard Times of Heidi Abromowitz

From the jacketflap:
Written with complete candor and riotous disregard for sworn confidences, America's number-one comedienne, Joan Rivers, confides the naked truths about her former best, best friend, Heidi Abromowitz, the girl whose come-hither look inspired the discovery of penicillin.

Without so much as a "Can we talk?" Joan lays bare the story of Heidi Abromowitz's life, with all its amazing ups and downs.