friends lovers and the big terrible thing by matthew perry

Perry, 53, has now been clean for 18 months. That is how Matthew Perryintroduces himself in his highly anticipated new memoir, Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing, with the beloved Friends star treating readers like close confidants as he shares the details of his previously private struggles with addiction. After having his first drink at age 14, Perry battled both alcohol and drug abuse, revealing in the book that he has spent over $7 million trying to get sober. Unflinchingly honest, moving, and uproariously funny, this is the audiobook fans have been waiting for.Ī Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books.'Hi, my name is Matthew, although you may know me by another name. 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.įriends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing is an unforgettable memoir that is both intimate and eye-opening-as well as a hand extended to anyone struggling with sobriety. But he also details the peace he's 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. In an extraordinary story that only he could tell-and in the heartfelt, hilarious, and warmly familiar way only he could tell it-Matthew 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.

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. 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.

'Hi, my name is Matthew, although you may know me by another name. The beloved star of Friends takes us behind the scenes of the hit sitcom and his struggles with addiction in this candid, funny, and revelatory memoir that delivers a powerful message of hope and persistence. 'Going into his 'why,' Perry's audiobook is a fascinating listen.'- AudioFileĪ MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK BY TIME, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, GOODREADS, USA TODAY, AND MORE!

Friends lovers and the big terrible thing by matthew perry