num_pages: 250
description: The BELOVED STAR OF FRIENDS takes us behind the scenes of the hit sitcom and his struggles with addiction in this memoir 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.
language: English
title: Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing
publisher: Flatiron Books