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Shockaholic

Infused with Carrie Fisher's trademark incisive wit and on the heels of Wishful Drinking's instant New York Times bestselling success, Shockaholic takes readers on another rollicking ride into her crazy life.

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There is no shortage of people flocking to hear what Princess Leia has to say. Her previous hardcover, Wishful Drinking, was an instant New York Times bestseller and Carrie was featured everywhere on broadcast media and received rave reviews from coast to coast, including People (4 stars; one of their top 10 books of the year), Entertainment Weekly, New York Times, and scores of others.

Told with the same intimate style, brutal honesty, and uproarious wisdom that placed Wishful Drinking on the New York Times bestseller list for months, Shockaholic is the juicy account of Carrie Fisher's life, focusing more on the Star Wars years and dishing about the various Hollywood relationships she's formed since she was chosen to play Princess Leia at only nineteen years old. Fisher delves into the gritty details that made the movie—and herself—such a phenomenal success, admitting, "It isn't all sweetness and light sabers."

Genre
humor
Setting
20th centuryUSA
Audience
adult
Length
short · 176 pages
Form
essays

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