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Book Synopsis‘I don’t hate hardly ever, and when I love, I love for miles and miles . . .’ Carrie Fisher in
Shockaholic[Shockaholic] is the finest, funniest, chronicler of the maddest celebrity mores. Sunday TimesBy the time Carrie Fisher wrote Shockaholic, it had been a roller coaster of a few years since her Tony- and Emmy-nominated,
one-woman Broadway show and New York Times bestselling book
Wishful Drinking. The electro-convulsive
shock therapy she's been undergoing is threatening to wipe out (what's left of) her memory. She lost her beloved father,
Eddie Fisher, but also her once-upon-a-very-brief-time stepmother,
Elizabeth Taylor, as well as over forty pounds of unwanted flesh, all the while
staying sober and sane-ish.
Yes, of course,
Shockaholic is laugh-out-loud funny, acerbic, and witty as hell. But it also reveals a new side of Carrie Fisher that may even bring a pleasant shock your way: it is contemplative, vulnerable, and ultimately quite tender. From the woman who took us to space and back, we bring you Carrie Fisher: the woman, mother, daughter and of course, Princess.
Carrie Fisher, the daughter of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, became an icon when she starred as
Princess Leia in the original
Star Wars trilogy. Her star-studded career included roles in numerous films such as
The Blues Brothers and
When Harry Met Sally. She was the author of four bestselling novels,
Surrender in the Pink,
Delusions of Grandma,
The Best Awful and
Postcards from the Edge, which was made into a hit film starring Shirley MacLaine and Meryl Streep. Her first work of non-fiction was the cult hit
Wishful Drinking. 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. She was truly one of the most magical people to walk among us.
Further praise for Carrie Fisher:-'Fisher has a talent for lacerating insight that masquerades as carefree self-deprecation' Los Angeles Times
'She is one of the rare inhabitants of La-La Land who can actually write' New York Times
