{"product_id":"shockaholic","title":"Carrie Fisher: Shockaholic [2013] paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003e'I don't hate hardly ever, and when I love, I love for miles and miles . . .' \u003c\/b\u003eCarrie Fisher in \u003ci\u003eShockaholic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e[\u003ci\u003eShockaholic\u003c\/i\u003e] is the finest, funniest, chronicler of the maddest celebrity mores. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy the time Carrie Fisher wrote \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShockaholic\u003c\/i\u003e, it had been a roller coaster of a few years \u003c\/b\u003esince her Tony- and Emmy-nominated, \u003cb\u003eone-woman Broadway show\u003c\/b\u003e and New York Times bestselling book \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWishful Drinking\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The electro-convulsive \u003cb\u003eshock therapy \u003c\/b\u003eshe's been undergoing is threatening to wipe out (what's left of) her memory. She lost her beloved father, \u003cb\u003eEddie Fisher\u003c\/b\u003e, but also her once-upon-a-very-brief-time stepmother, \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e, as well as over forty pounds of unwanted flesh, all the while \u003cb\u003estaying sober\u003c\/b\u003e and sane-ish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Yes, of course, \u003cb\u003eShockaholic\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Carrie Fisher, the daughter of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, became an icon when she starred as \u003cb\u003ePrincess Leia \u003c\/b\u003ein the original \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStar Wars \u003c\/i\u003etrilogy\u003c\/b\u003e. Her star-studded career included roles in numerous films such as \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Blues Brothers \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen Harry Met Sally\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\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. Her first work of non-fiction was the cult hit \u003ci\u003eWishful Drinking\u003c\/i\u003e. Carrie's experience with \u003cb\u003eaddiction \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003emental illness\u003c\/b\u003e - and her \u003cb\u003ewillingness to talk honestly about them \u003c\/b\u003e- made her a sought-after speaker and respected advocate. She was truly one of the most magical people to walk among us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFurther praise for Carrie Fisher:-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fisher has a talent for lacerating insight that masquerades as carefree self-deprecation'\u003c\/b\u003e Los Angeles Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'She is one of the rare inhabitants of La-La Land who can actually write' \u003c\/b\u003eNew York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Fisher, Carrie","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46507453120851,"sku":"9781847390363","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/fisher-carrie-carrie-fisher-shockaholic-2013-paperback-9781847390363-1160827675.jpg?v=1746388523","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.pro\/products\/shockaholic","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}