{"product_id":"friends-lovers-and-the-big-terrible-thing","title":"Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe beloved star of Friends takes us behind the scenes of the hit sitcom and his struggles with addiction in this candid, funny, and revelatory memoir that delivers a powerful message of hope and persistence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e'Hi, my name is Matthew, although you may know me by another name. My friends call me Matty. And I should be dead.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\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 travelled 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\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 Friends, sharing stories about his castmates and other stars he met along the way. Frank, self-aware, and with his trademark humour, Perry vividly depicts his lifelong battle with addiction and what fuelled it despite seemingly having it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eriends, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMemoirs, Biography - Literature and Literary studies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatthew Perry\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e272 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH: 232mm W: 152mm Spine: 26mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 520 grams\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Book Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42297191039126,"sku":"9781472295941","price":36.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/4978\/0118\/products\/jacket---2022-11-08T161144-740.jpg?v=1667877232","url":"https:\/\/www.tawabooksandpost.co.nz\/products\/friends-lovers-and-the-big-terrible-thing","provider":"Tawa Books \u0026 Post","version":"1.0","type":"link"}