Download Wishful Drinking PDF

2009
Title Wishful Drinking
Authors
Genres Individual Actors & Performers Films, Cinema Books Biography: General
Publisher Pocket
ISBN 9781847397836
'Wishful Drinking is a touching and incisive account of bipolarity, addiction and motherhood.' Independent 'No motive is pure. No one is good or bad - but a hearty mix of both. And sometimes life actually gives to you by taking away.' Carrie Fisher in Wishful DrinkingIn Wishful Drinking, Carrie Fisher told the true and intoxicating story of her life with inimitable wit. Born to celebrity parents, she was picked to play a princess in a little movie called Star 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. It's an incredible tale: from having Elizabeth Taylor as 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. Carrie Fisher's 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. 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:-[Shockaholic] is the finest, funniest chronicler of the maddest celebrity mores.' Sunday Times'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
More Books You May Like
The Club by Ellery Lloyd
The Club by Ellery Lloyd
Ellery Lloyd

A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Are you ready for the roller coaster ride that is The Club? ...

The Taliban Revival
The Taliban Revival
Hassan Abbas

The true story of the Taliban's remarkable resurgence in Pakistan and war-torn Afghanistan more than a decade after the ...

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter's summer has included the worst birthday ever, doomy warnings from a house-elf called Dobby, and rescue fro...

You Had Me at Hola
You Had Me at Hola
Alexis Daria

"I could not get enough of Jasmine and Ashton! I adored Jasmine--her ambition, her confidence, her attacks of self-doubt...

(Download PDF) Milkman by Anna Burns
(Download PDF) Milkman by Anna Burns
Anna Burns

WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2018SHORTLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2019SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR F...

Your Best Year Ever
Your Best Year Ever
Michael Hyatt

We all want to live a life that matters. We all want to reach our full potential. But too often we find ourselves overwh...

When We Were Bright and Beautiful
When We Were Bright and Beautiful
Jillian Medoff

"Two parts Gone Girl, two parts Notes on a Scandal. . .will play with your expectations about who's the villain and who'...

Creative Confidence
Creative Confidence
David Kelley

IDEO founder and Stanford d.school creator David Kelley and his brother Tom Kelley, IDEO partner and the author of the b...