INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
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The 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 (
The New York Times)
A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK by Time, Associated Press, Goodreads, USA Today, and more! "Hi, my name is Matthew, although you may know me by another name. My friends call me Matty. And I should be dead."
So 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
Friends Like Us. . . and so much more.
In 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
Friends, 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.
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing is 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.
《朋友、愛人與可怕的大事》是一本難以忘懷的回憶錄，既親密又啟發人心，並且向所有在戒酒上掙扎的人伸出援手。毫不掩飾的誠實、感人且爆笑，這是粉絲們期待已久的書籍。
這位《老友記》的摯愛明星帶我們走進這部熱門情境喜劇的幕後，以及他與成癮的鬥爭，這本「坦率、黑暗幽默...感人」的回憶錄（《紐約時報》）是最受期待的書籍之一，獲得《時代雜誌》、《美聯社》、《Goodreads》、《今日美國》等多家媒體的推薦！
「嗨，我的名字是馬修，雖然你可能知道我另一個名字。我的朋友叫我馬提。而我應該已經死了。」
這是備受讚譽的演員馬修·佩里的引人入勝的故事的開始，帶我們走過他從童年抱負到成名，再到成癮與康復的旅程，這一切都發生在一次危及生命的健康危機之後。在頻繁的住院和戒毒所的日子之前，五歲的馬修從蒙特利爾到洛杉磯，穿梭於分開的父母之間；十四歲的馬修是加拿大全國排名的網球明星；二十四歲的馬修則在當時名為《朋友如我們》的試播劇中獲得了備受矚目的主角角色……還有更多。
在這個只有他能講述的非凡故事中，馬修·佩里坦率地揭示了撫養他的破碎家庭（同時也讓他自生自滅）、驅使他成名的渴望，以及即使在他最偉大的夢想成真時也無法填補的內心空虛。但他也詳細描述了他在戒酒中找到的平靜，以及他對《老友記》無處不在的感受，分享了他與演員夥伴及其他明星的故事。佩里以坦誠、自省和他標誌性的幽默，生動地描繪了他與成癮的終生鬥爭，以及儘管似乎擁有一切，卻仍然驅動他的原因。
