I found it to be funny and brutally honest, but i didnt discover much that i didnt already know. Wishful drinking audiobook written by carrie fisher. In wishful drinking, adapted from her onewoman stage show, fisher reveals what it was really like to grow up a product of hollywood inbreeding, come of age on the set of a little movie called star wars, and become a cultural icon and bestselling action. Touching on stardom, mental illness, addiction and more, the actress recounts her peaks and valleys with candor and humor. Wishful drinking wishful drinking audiobook, by carrie fisher. Wishful drinking is a touching and incisive account of bipolarity, addiction and motherhood. She returned to the main stem in 2009 with her solo show wishful drinking, for which she earned a. Dec 16, 2008 wishful drinking with carrie fisher in a new memoir, carrie fisher actress, novelist and selfdescribed daughter of hollywood inbreeding writes about her tumultuous life as showbiz. Oct 07, 2009 less than a week after her broadway debut, carrie fishers onewoman show wishful drinking has won acclaim from critics and audiences alike. Told with the same intimate style, brutal honesty, and uproarious wisdom that placed wishful drinking on the new york times bestseller list for months, shockaholic is the juicy account of carrie fisher s life, focusing more on the star wars years and dishing about the various hollywood relationships shes formed since she was chosen to play princess leia at only 19 years old. Wishful drinking by carrie fisher audiobook youtube. I thought it was mildly amusing but not terribly insightful or even memorable, a 3 or 3.
Sep 27, 2011 carrie fishers wishful drinking the erstwhile princess leia brings her sense of humor to star wars, her famous family, mental illness and addiction in her solo show. Dec 27, 2016 obituaries star wars and wishful drinking icon carrie fisher dead at 60. And sometimes life actually gives to you by taking away. You really dont need to see the show to get to know carrie fisher personally for her imdb page explains her life just as well as she does but without the excessive use of oneliners. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
In wishful drinking, carrie fisher tells the true and intoxicating story of her life with inimitable wit. Jun 01, 2009 wishful drinking is a touching and incisive account of bipolarity, addiction and motherhood. Carrie fisher was developing wishful drinking sequel variety. Wishful drinking by carrie fisher overdrive rakuten. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read wishful drinking. Suggested by adrev masters admin sweet victory as featured in spongebob squarepants. Wishful drinking san antonio public library overdrive. Hbo to repeat carrie fishers wishful drinking as networks. Wishful drinkingboth the show and the bookchronicles my all too eventful and by necessity amusing, leialaden life. Wishful drinking by carrie fisher at the hippodrome theatre.
Sep 08, 2009 wishful drinking, the show, has been a runaway success. Alas, aside from a demanding career and her role as a single mother not to mention the hyperspace. Wishful drinking by carrie fisher is available now. Hollywood icon carrie fisher tells her raw and intoxicating true story in this documentary based on her hit stage production. Wishful drinking by carrie fisher audiobook in english 2017. Wishful drinking based on her onewoman show, carrie fisher riffs on her life, her career, and her struggles with sobriety.
It is reasons like this that you cannot deny her talent. Dec 28, 2016 carrie fisher was developing a sequel to her critically acclaimed onewoman show wishful drinking before her untimely death tuesday, december 27, according to indiewire photos. I tell this story, partly as a means to reclaim whatever i can of my former life. Oct 12, 2011 carrie fisher s book wishful drinking is more about herself than her family, but the daughter of singer eddie fisher and screen star debbie reynolds discusses the marriages her parents had after. Wishful drinking, the show, has been a runaway success. Alas, aside from a demanding career and her role as a single mother not to mention the hyperspace hairdo, carrie also. Dec 02, 2008 wishful drinking, the show, has been a runaway success. A couple of weeks ago, i thought it would be fun to listen to wishful drinking 2008 to get ready for carrie fisher s newest, the princess diarist november 22, 2016. Fisher performed with ravetch cocreating and directing. Listen to wishful drinking audiobook by carrie fisher. Wishful drinking by carrie fisher audio i enjoyed listening to this book, narrated by princess leia. Finally, after four hit novels, carrie fisher comes clean well, sort of with the crazy truth that is her life in her firstever memoir.
Carrie fisher in wishful drinking in wishful drinking, carrie fisher told the true and intoxicating story of her. Dec 30, 2016 hbo will air carrie fisher s wishful drinking on sunday as networks line up tributes to her and her mother debbie reynolds, who died wednesday. Fisher an actress, writer and sometime heroine of the tabloids is the creator and cast of wishful drinking, the brutdry, deeply funny memoir of a show that opened on sunday night at. Star wars and wishful drinking icon carrie fisher dead at 60. In fact, wishful drinking is the stage adaption of fishers autobiography of the same name first published in 2006.
Sep 08, 2009 with direct comments to the reader carrie fisher, even whilst being dead, makes you feel like you are her friend and having a conversation. Wishful drinking quotes by carrie fisher goodreads. Fisher s book was based on her onewoman stage show, which she developed with writerdirector joshua ravetch. Carrie fisher reads her new york times bestselling memoir. This is carrie fisher at her bestrevealing her worst. Wishful drinking by fisher, carrie and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Dec 27, 2016 12 carrie fisher quotes from her books that prove she was an amazing writer too. Dec 11, 2008 wishful drinking is a slim volume 160 pages heavily eked out with illustrations and based on a stage show fishers been doing for yonks, so the material is probably familiar to most of her. With carrie fisher, eddie fisher, harry karl, debbie reynolds. Born to celebrity parents, she was picked to play a princess in a little movie called star wars when only 19 years old.
Carrie fisher was prepping wishful drinking sequel. Wishful drinking by carrie fisher abebooks passion for books. Dec 02, 2008 publishers summary in wishful drinking, carrie fisher tells the true and intoxicating story of her life with inimitable wit. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Dec 12, 2010 directed by fenton bailey, randy barbato. Wishful drinking book by carrie fisher thriftbooks. Carrie fisher in wishful drinking in wishful drinking, carrie fisher told the true and intoxicating story of her life with inimitable wit.
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