Having conquered rehab and romance, bestselling novelist Carrie Fisher has launched an expedition into the wilds of modern maternity, capturing its absurdity and ambivalence with singular deftness. Pregnant screenwriter Cora has taken to writing lengthy letters to her unborn child, and it's small wonder why. For that age-old script 'family values' is looking like it needs a complete rewrite ...
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When screenwriter Cora discovers she's pregnant, she begins to lose the superfluous things in her 'big, loud life'. One of which is the father of her child.
But as Cora begins to write letters to her baby - just in case she doesn't pull through the delivery - her own show-business mother begins to muscle in, a grandmother-to-be, with a string of first-night fantasies.
As much as Cora tries to change her life, she discovers that for better or for worse, family will always be with you.
'A faultless eye and ear for her subjects. She knows what women are going through and offers in her raw, sharp novels a way of smiling through' Sunday Times
'Carrie Fisher peels off coruscating one-liners with a hit rate that Groucho Marx would have been proud of' Independent
'Carrie Fisher writes like the natural heir to Dorothy Parker' Douglas Adams
Carrie Fisher, the daughter of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, became an icon when she starred as Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy. Her star-studded career includes roles in numerous films such as The Blues Brothers and When Harry Met Sally. She is the author of five bestselling novels, Wishful Drinking, Surrender the Pink, Delusions of Grandma, The Best Awful, and Postcards from the Edge, which was made into a hit film starring Shirley MacLaine and Meryl Streep. Fisher's experience with addiction and mental illness -- and her willingness to speak honestly about them -- have made her a sought-after speaker and respected advocate.
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