{"product_id":"9781847397836-wishful-drinking","title":"Wishful Drinking","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn her first ever memoir, Carrie Fisher takes us on an intimate, hilarious and sobering journey through her life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eWishful Drinking \u003c\/i\u003eis a touching and incisive account of bipolarity, addiction and motherhood.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndependent \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘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.'\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 a\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eprincess in a little movie called\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eStar 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 Taylor\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eas 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\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\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. She was truly one of the most magical people to walk among us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57535920275830,"sku":"9781847397836","price":6.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31852854.jpg?v=1774283465","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781847397836-wishful-drinking","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}