{"product_id":"carrie-fisher-a-life-on-the-edge","title":"Carrie Fisher: A Life on the Edge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn her 2008 bestseller, \u003cem\u003eGirls Like Us\u003c\/em\u003e, Sheila Weller – with heart and a profound feel for the times – gave us a surprisingly intimate portrait of three icons: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and Carly Simon. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNow she turns her focus to one of the most loved, brilliant, and iconoclastic women of the modern age: the actress, writer, daughter, and mother Carrie Fisher. She traces Fisher's life from her Hollywood royalty roots to her untimely and shattering death just days before Christmas 2016.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHer mother was the seemingly idyllic Debbie Reynolds; her father, the famously ne'er-do-well Eddie Fisher (who runs off with Elizabeth Taylor). Weller exposes us to the demons that haunted Fisher all her life, particularly bipolar disorder and a drug addiction from which she could never quite free herself. We follow her career from her debut in Shampoo to the fame-making Star Wars; dive into her serious relationships with Paul Simon and the talent agent Bryan Lourd; witness her metamorphosis from actress to bestselling author; and watch her turn into a casual spokesperson for mental illness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSourced by friends, colleagues, and witnesses to all stages of Fisher's life, \u003cem\u003eCarrie Fisher\u003c\/em\u003e is an affectionate and even-handed portrayal of a woman whose unsurpassed honesty is a reminder of how things should be. This is a big book about a small woman with a larger-than-life spirit and impact.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sheila Weller","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42229320253697,"sku":"9781250758255","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0573\/8600\/8738\/files\/websitecovertemplate-2023-07-08T133419.195.png?v=1688819671","url":"https:\/\/rarebirdsbooks.pro\/products\/carrie-fisher-a-life-on-the-edge","provider":"Rare Birds Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}