{"product_id":"the-best-awful-9780743269308","title":"The Best Awful","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis sequel to the bestselling \u003ci\u003ePostcards from the Edge\u003c\/i\u003e contains Carrie's Fisher's trademark intelligence and wit that brought \u003ci\u003ePostcards\u003c\/i\u003e to the Hollywood movie screen.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen we left Suzanne Vale at the end of Carrie Fisher's bestselling \u003ci\u003ePostcards from the Edge, \u003c\/i\u003e she had survived drug abuse, rehab, and Hollywood celebrity. \u003ci\u003eThe Best Awful\u003c\/i\u003e takes Suzanne back to the edge with a new set of troubles--not the least of which is that her studio executive husband turned out to be gay and has left her for a man. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLonely for a man herself, Suzanne decides that her medication is cramping her style, and she goes off her meds--with disastrous results. The \"manic\" side of the illness convinces her it would be a good idea to get a tattoo, cut off her hair, and head to Mexico with a burly ex-con and a stash of OxyContin. As she wakes up in Tijuana, the \"depressive\" side kicks in, leading Suzanne through a series of surreal psychotic episodes before landing her in a mental hospital. With the help of her movie star mom, a circle of friends, and even her ex-husband, she begins the long journey back to sanity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Best Awful\u003c\/i\u003e is by turns highly comic and darkly tragic, a roller-coaster ride through the dizzying highs and crushing lows of manic depression, delivered with fast and furious wit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFisher, Carrie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Carrie Fisher (1956-2016) became a cultural icon as Princess Leia in the first \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy. She starred in countless films, including \u003ci\u003eShampoo \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWhen Harry Met Sally\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eShockaholic;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWishful Drinking\u003c\/i\u003e (which became a hit Broadway production); and four bestselling novels, \u003ci\u003eSurrender the Pink\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDelusions of Grandma\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Best Awful, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePostcards from the Edge. \u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50566217695506,"sku":"9780743269308","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a607d28b-d9ca-42a4-bc01-764cf7594f20.jpg?v=1731892396","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-best-awful-9780743269308","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}