{"title":"Books by Carrie Fisher","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781849833646","title":"Postcards From the Edge","description":"\u003cb\u003e** THE\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES-\u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLING CULT CLASSIC NOVEL **\u003cbr\u003e ** In a new edition introduced by Stephen Fry **\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e';I don't think you can even call this a drug. This is just a response to the conditions we live in.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuzanne Vale\u003c\/b\u003e, formerly acclaimed actress, is in rehab, feeling like ';something on the bottom of someone's shoe, and not even someone interesting'. Immersed in the sometimes harrowing, often hilarious goings-on of the drug hospital and wondering how she'll cope  and find work  back on the outside, she meets new patient \u003cb\u003eAlex\u003c\/b\u003e. Ambitious, good-looking in a Heathcliffish way and in the grip of a monumental addiction, he makes \u003cb\u003eSuzanne \u003c\/b\u003erealize that, however eccentric her life might seem, there's always someone who's even closer to the edge of reason.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarrie Fisher's bestselling debut novel\u003c\/b\u003e is an uproarious commentary on Hollywoodthe home of success, sex and insecurityand has become a beloved cult classic.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ';This novel, with its energy, bounce and generous delivery of \u003cb\u003ea loud laugh on almost every page\u003c\/b\u003e, stands as a declaration of war on two fronts: on normal and on unhappy'\u003cb\u003e STEPHEN FRY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ';A single woman's answer to \u003cb\u003eNora Ephron's \u003ci\u003eHeartburn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e . . . the \u003cb\u003esmart successor to Joan Didion's \u003ci\u003ePlay It as It Lays\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ';\u003cb\u003eA cult classic\u003c\/b\u003e . . . 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No one is good or bad – but a hearty mix of both. And sometimes life actually gives to you by taking away.'\u003c\/b\u003e Carrie Fisher in\u003ci\u003e Wishful Drinking\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWishful Drinking\u003c\/i\u003e, Carrie Fisher told the true and intoxicating story of her life with inimitable wit. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Born to celebrity parents, she was picked to play aprincess in a little movie calledStar Wars when only 19 years old. \"But it isn't all sweetness and light sabres.\" Alas, aside from a demanding career and her role as a single mother (not to mention the hyperspace hairdo), Carrie also spends her free time battling addiction and weathering the wild ride of manic depression.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It's an incredible tale: from having Elizabeth Tayloras a stepmother, to marrying (and divorcing) Paul Simon, and from having the father of her daughter leave her for a man, to ultimately waking up one morning and finding a friend dead beside her in bed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Carrie Fisher's star-studded career included roles in numerous films such as \u003ci\u003eThe Blues Brothers \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWhen Harry Met Sally\u003c\/i\u003e. She was the author of four bestselling novels, \u003ci\u003eSurrender in the Pink\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDelusions of Grandma\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Best Awful \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePostcards from the Edge\u003c\/i\u003e, which was made into a hit film starring Shirley MacLaine and Meryl Streep. Carrie's experience with addiction and mental illness – and her willingness to talk honestly about them – made her a sought-after speaker and respected advocate. 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Now her fame as an author, actress, and pop-culture icon is indisputable, but in 1977, Carrie Fisher was just a teenager with an all-consuming crush on her co-star, Harrison Ford.  \u003cbr\u003e With these excerpts from her handwritten notebooks, \u003ci\u003eThe Princess Diarist\u003c\/i\u003e is Fisher’s intimate and revealing recollection of what happened on one of the most famous film sets of all time – and what developed behind the scenes.  Fisher also ponders the joys and insanity of celebrity, and the absurdity of a life spawned by Hollywood royalty, only to be surpassed by her own outer-space royalty. Laugh-out-loud hilarious and endlessly quotable, \u003ci\u003eThe Princess Diarist\u003c\/i\u003e brims with the candour and introspection of a diary while offering shrewd insight into the type of stardom that few will ever experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43403728453810,"sku":"9781784162054","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781784162054.jpg?v=1786026037"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-carrie-fisher.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}