Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing

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 telland in the heartfelt, hilarious, and warmly familiar way only he could tell itMatthew 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 hes 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-openingas 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. «Привет, меня зовут Мэттью, хотя вы можете знать меня под другим именем. Мои друзья зовут меня Мэтти. И я должен быть мертв. Так начинается захватывающая история известного актера Мэтью Перри, который берет нас с собой в свой путь от детских амбиций к славе, к зависимости и выздоровлению после опасной для жизни угрозы для здоровья. До частых посещений больницы и пребывания в реабилитационном центре был пятилетний Мэтью, который путешествовал из Монреаля в Лос-Анджелес, перемещаясь между своими разлученными родителями; четырнадцатилетний Мэтью, звезда национального тенниса в Канаде; двадцатичетырехлетний Мэттью, получивший желанную роль главного актера в нашумевшем пилотном фильме под названием «Друзья, как мы». . . и многое другое.