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When the first Star Wars film launched, a teenage Carrie Fisher was filming on a set she would soon become famous for. Years later, she unearthed diaries kept during that period, filled with love poems, candid musings, and raw emotions that even she scarcely recognized. In this memoir‑blend, Fisher examines the joys and anxieties of early celebrity, the absurdity of a Hollywood legacy named after a galaxy, and her ongoing battle with bipolar disorder—all while keeping readers entertained with her trademark wit and honesty.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Memoir/Personal Memoir
Authors: Carrie Fisher
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