INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
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.
《Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing》是一本令人難忘的回憶錄，由受人愛戴的《Friends》明星Matthew Perry撰寫。書中他帶領我們走進這部熱門情景喜劇的幕後，並講述他在戰勝成癮問題上的掙扎。這本回憶錄被《紐約時報》譽為「坦率、黑暗有趣...感人至深」。這本書也是《時代雜誌》、美聯社、Goodreads、《今日美國》等多家媒體期待已久的作品。
「嗨，我的名字是Matthew，雖然你可能以另一個名字認識我。我的朋友叫我Matty。而我本應該已經死了。」這是這位備受讚譽的演員Matthew Perry引人入勝的故事開端。他帶領我們從童年的抱負到成名，再到成癮和康復的旅程，以及一次威脅生命的健康危機後的復原過程。在頻繁的醫院就診和戒毒所住院之前，有一個五歲的Matthew，他從蒙特利爾來到洛杉磯，在分居的父母之間穿梭；有一個十四歲的Matthew，在加拿大是國家級網球明星；有一個二十四歲的Matthew，在一部當時被稱為《Friends Like Us》的熱門試播集中擔任主要演員...還有更多。
在這個只有他能講述的非凡故事中，Matthew Perry以他獨特的幽默、真誠和溫暖的方式，揭示了他成長的破碎家庭（也讓他自生自滅），他對名利的渴望，以及即使最大的夢想實現了，內心仍然空虛。但他也詳細描述了他在戒酒中找到的平靜，以及他對《Friends》的普遍存在感的看法，分享了他與劇組成員和其他明星相遇的故事。Perry以坦率、自覺和他標誌性的幽默，生動地描繪了他一生與成癮的鬥爭，以及對它的推動力，儘管表面上看他擁有一切。
《Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing》是一本既親密又啟發的回憶錄，同時也是對那些正在努力保持清醒的人伸出的援手。毫不畏懼地坦誠、感人且極其有趣，這是粉絲一直期待的書籍。
