Old Friends, Lovers, and Big Trouble

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing

Matthew Perry's only autobiography, written by Chandler on Friends, features a frank, humorous, and courageous foreword by Lisa Kudrow, who played Phoebe. It takes us behind the scenes of Friends and tells the story of his struggle with addiction.
"Hi, my name is Matthew, but you might know me by another name. My friends call me Marty."
Thus begins the story of renowned actor Matthew Perry, who unfolds his tumultuous life, from teenage ambition to immense fame and fortune, to the quagmire of addiction, and finally, his life on the brink of collapse. Before his frequent ins and outs of hospitals and rehab, he was five-year-old Matthew, flying from Montreal to Los Angeles, juggling a divorced mother and father; he was fourteen-year-old Matthew, a rising tennis star with national rankings in Canada; and he was twenty-four-year-old Matthew, landing the coveted starring role in the much-talked-about pilot for a TV series called "Friends Like Us."
This is a remarkable story that only Matthew Perry could tell. With familiar sincerity, wit, and warmth, he recounts the broken home in which he grew up, the thirst for recognition that propelled him to fame, and the inner void that even his dreams couldn't fill. But he also details how he found peace with sobriety, his profound connection to "Friends," and his encounters with the other five and other celebrities. With candid, introspective humor and his signature humor, Matthew Perry reveals his lifelong battle with addiction and what fueled it when it seemed he had it all.
Friends, Lovers, and Big Trouble is an unforgettable memoir that's both intimate and powerful—and offers a helping hand to anyone struggling with sobriety. Fearlessly candid, hilarious, and moving, this is the book fans have been waiting for.
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Remarkable, powerful, and heartfelt… The bravery of Matthew Perry’s book lies not simply in what he tells, how he tells it, or how unwaveringly he tells it, but in the fact that he chooses to tell it.
——GQ
He writes with candor and dark humor, filled with gratitude and passion... and his fans will read a sense of pathos in his work.
—The New York Times
A heartbreakingly beautiful memoir.
--"figure"
This is a frank, unreserved memoir that takes courage to write. Matthew Perry proves to be courageous. He takes us through his addiction, his illness, and his crippling loneliness. Somehow, throughout his life, Matthew was able to transform his pain into joyful comedy, but, as he shows us, it came at a price. Matthew takes us through his "hell," but he doesn't sink. Ultimately, this book is filled with hope for the future. If you want to know who Matthew Perry is, step away from the tattered newspapers and read this.
—Marta Kaufman, co-creator of "Friends"

2024-01-01

译林出版社

396

9787544798501