{"product_id":"the-best-awful-9780743269308","title":"The Best Awful","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Carrie Fisher\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Humorous - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\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.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45117110517911,"sku":"9780743269308","price":1403.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780743269308.webp?v=1767643060","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-best-awful-9780743269308","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}