Postcards from the Edge

More of a fiction montage than a novel in the conventional sense, more than just a book about stardom and drugs, this stunning literary debut chronicles Suzanne's vivid, excruciatingly funny experiences. Sparked by Carrie Fisher's deliciously wry sense of the absurd, Postcards from the Edge is a revealing look at the dangers - and delights - of all our addictions, from money and success to sex and insecurity."A cult classic . . . A wonderfully funny, brash and biting novel." - The Washington Post Suzanne Vale, the formerly acclaimed actress, is in rehab, feeling like ‘something on the bottom of someone’s shoe, and not even someone interesting. Immersed in the sometimes harrowing, often hilarious goings-on of the drug hospital and wondering how she’ll cope – and find work – back on the outside, she meets new patient Alex. Ambitious, good-looking in a Heathcliffish way and in the grip of a monumental addiction, he makes Suzanne realize that, however eccentric her life might seem, there’s always someone who’s even closer to the edge of reason. "This novel, with its energy, bounce and generous delivery of a loud laugh on almost every page, stands as a declaration of war on two fronts: on normal and on unhappy." - Stephen Fry"A single woman’s answer to Nora Ephron’s Heartburn . . . the smart successor to Joan Didion’s Play It as It Lays." - Los Angeles Times

carrie Fisher’s First Novel Is Set Within The World She Knows Better Than Anyone Else: Hollywood, The All-too-real Fantasyland Of Drug Users And Deal Makers. This Stunning Literary Debut Chronicles Suzanne Vale’s Vivid, Excruciatingly Funny Experiences—from The Rehab Clinic To Life In The Outside World. Sparked By Suzanne’s—and Carrie’s—deliciously Wry Sense Of The Absurd, postcards From The Edge is A Revealing Look At The Dangers And Delights Of All Our Addictions, From Success And Money To Sex And Insecurity.

publishers Weekly

readers Who Persevere Beyond The Opening, Off-putting Chapters Of This First Novel By Actress Fisher Will Discover That She Brings A Real Talent To Bear On Her Depiction Of Hollywood. In A Series Of Vignettes, We Meet The Protagonist, Young Film Star Suzanne Vale, In A Detox Clinic Where She Is Doing Time After An Overdose. Her Compulsive, High-pitched Voice Confirms That The Entertainment Industry Is Indeed Full Of Self-obsessed, Neurotic People. A Writer/cocaine Addict Named Alex Is The Next Person Heard From; His Scatological Stream Of Consciousness, Interrupted By Lines Reading ``(sniff) Aaahh'' And His Habit Of Saying ``i'm Gonna'' May Put The Reader's Teeth On Edge. When Fisher Hits Her Stride, However, The Narrative Begins To Brim With Snappy Dialogue, Sensitive Insights And Witty Asides. We Watch Suzanne Trying To Overcome Her Loneliness And Insecurity As She Interacts With Agents, Writers, Producers, Psychiatrists And A Whole Range Of Tinseltown Types. Her Attempts To Establish A Mature Relationship Seem Doomed To Fizzle, But Fisher Has A Surprise In Store In The Book's Closing Pages. First Serial To Redbook And Cosmopolitan; Literary Guild And Doubleday Book Clubs Alternate; Major Ad/promo; Author Tour. (august 5)

Carrie Fisher's first novel is set within the world she knows better than anyone else: Hollywood, the all-too-real fantasyland of drug users and deal makers. This stunning literary debut chronicles Suzanne Vale's vivid, excruciatingly funny experiencesfrom the rehab clinic to life in the outside world. Sparked by Suzanne'sand Carrie'sdeliciously wry sense of the absurd, Postcards from the Edge is a revealing look at the dangers and delights of all our addictions, from success and money to sex and insecurity. Review ''A sharply irreverent, deliciously witty trip through Hollywood-land.'' -- Jackie Collins ''At once harrowing and hilarious.'' -- The New York Times ''A wry and witty commentary on life.'' -- San Jose Mercury News ''A cult classic.... A wonderfully funny, brash, and biting novel.'' -- The Washington Post Book World About the Author Carrie Fisher became a cultural icon as Princess Leia in the first Star Wars trilogy. She starred in countless films, including Shampoo and When Harry Met Sally . She is the author of Shockaholic; Wishful Drinking (which became a hit Broadway production); and four bestselling novels, Surrender the Pink , Delusions of Grandma , The Best Awful, and Postcards from the Edge. When we first meet the extraordinary young actress Suzanne Vale, shes feeling like "something on the bottom of someones shoe, and not even someone interesting." Suzanne is in the harrowing and hilarious throes of drug rehabilitation, trying to understand what happened to her life and how she managed to land in a "drug hospital." "Suzanne Vale is funny and famous, a thirty-ish actress who has crash-landed in rehab, and navigated the humorous and harrowing byways of all her addictions even love." -- Back cover. A novel which centers on a "movie brat" (much like the author herself) and her problems with drugs, the Hollywood scene, and men