{"product_id":"friends-lovers-and-the-big-terrible-thing-a-memoir","title":"Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eemarkable, startling, and heartfelt\u003c\/b\u003e...The bravery of Perry's book is not just in what he says, or how he says it, and how unflinching he is in his commitment to say it, but that he chose to say it at all.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003eCandid, darkly funny\u003c\/b\u003e...starkly chronicling his decades-long cage match with drinking and drug use. Perry writes gratefully and glowingly... \n\u003cb\u003efans will find poignant nuggets in its pages\u003c\/b\u003e.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A \n\u003cb\u003eheartbreakingly beautiful\u003c\/b\u003e memoir.\" \n\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePeople \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eFriends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing\u003c\/i\u003e is \n\u003cb\u003ea raw, unflinching memoir \u003c\/b\u003ethat took courage to write. As it turns out, Matthew Perry has a lot of courage. He takes us through his addiction, his illness and his paralyzing loneliness. Somehow, during the course of his life, Matthew was able to turn his pain into comedic joy for others, but, he tells us, it was at a cost. Matthew takes us through his \"hell\" but doesn't wallow. \n\u003cb\u003eUltimately, this book is filled with hope for the future. If you want to know about who Matthew Perry is, stay away from the rags and read this.\u003c\/b\u003e\" \n\u003cb\u003e--Marta Kauffman, co-creator of the NBC sitcom \u003ci\u003eFriends\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMatthew Perry\u003c\/b\u003e was a Canadian American actor, executive producer, and playwright.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINSTANT #1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe BELOVED STAR OF FRIENDS takes us behind the scenes of the hit sitcom and his struggles with addiction in this \"CANDID, DARKLY FUNNY...POIGNANT\" memoir (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK by \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, Associated Press, Goodreads, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, and more!\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Hi, my name is Matthew, although you may know me by another name. My friends call me Matty.\" \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo begins the riveting story of acclaimed actor Matthew Perry, taking us along on his journey from childhood ambition to fame to addiction and recovery in the aftermath of a life-threatening health scare. Before the frequent hospital visits and stints in rehab, there was five-year-old Matthew, who traveled from Montreal to Los Angeles, shuffling between his separated parents; fourteen-year-old Matthew, who was a nationally ranked tennis star in Canada; twenty-four-year-old Matthew, who nabbed a coveted role as a lead cast member on the talked-about pilot then called \n\u003ci\u003eFriends Like Us\u003c\/i\u003e. . . and so much more. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn an extraordinary story that only he could tell--and in the heartfelt, hilarious, and warmly familiar way only he could tell it--Matthew Perry lays bare the fractured family that raised him (and also left him to his own devices), the desire for recognition that drove him to fame, and the void inside him that could not be filled even by his greatest dreams coming true. But he also details the peace he's found in sobriety and how he feels about the ubiquity of \n\u003ci\u003eFriends\u003c\/i\u003e, sharing stories about his castmates and other stars he met along the way. Frank, self-aware, and with his trademark humor, Perry vividly depicts his lifelong battle with addiction and what fueled it despite seemingly having it all. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eFriends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing \u003c\/i\u003eis an unforgettable memoir that is both intimate and eye-opening--as well as a hand extended to anyone struggling with sobriety. Unflinchingly honest, moving, and uproariously funny, this is the book fans have been waiting for. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2022 pg. 11 (EAN 9781250866448, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 11\/11\/2022 pg. 1 (EAN 9781250866448, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 12\/01\/2022 (EAN 9781250866448, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003ePerry, Matthew\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMatthew Perry\u003c\/b\u003e was a Canadian American actor, executive producer, and playwright.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Flatiron Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47953525080290,"sku":"9781250866448","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0023\/0005\/1501\/files\/9781250866448.png?v=1782965862","url":"https:\/\/www.mangadeal.com\/products\/friends-lovers-and-the-big-terrible-thing-a-memoir","provider":"Manga Deal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}