Wishful Drinking
Author: Carrie Fisher
In Wishful Drinking, Carrie Fisher tells the true and intoxicating story of her life with inimitable wit. Born to celebrity parents, she was picked to play a princess in a little movie called Star Wars when only 19 years old. ‘But it isn’t all sweetness and light sabres.’ Alas, aside from a demanding career and her role as a single mother (not to mention the hyperspace hai….Read More
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