Unfortunately for the majority of us girls, this kind of scrutiny is all the more apparent today, decades after Carrie’s writing. And sadly all too familiar she stands in front of the mirror before a party, furiously analysing every angle of her being, utterly crippled by anxiety. She seeks the comfort of a normal relationship. Suzanne’s insecurities are wholly relatable despite her privilege and wealth, she still desires a successful, rewarding career. We meet Suzanne in rehab and follow her journey back to the real world (if you can class Hollyweird as the real world) and her struggle to find some solid purpose in her life. It tells the tale of Suzanne Vale, an actress with a serious dependency on substances, (something Carrie was able to write about from a personal place) in an incredibly funny, no-holds-barred manner. Her debut novel, first published in 1987, illustrates all of this in bundles. She was witty, cool af, clever and complex. The late, great Carrie Fisher was an icon, there’s no doubt about that.
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