The Princess Diarist
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Publisher Description
'Smart and funny . . . the pages crackle with one-liners' Guardian
'Who do I think I would've been if I hadn't been Princess Leia? Am I Princess Leia, or is she me?'
This is Carrie Fisher's intimate and revealing recollection of what happened on one of the most famous film sets of all time - and what developed behind the scenes.
When Carrie Fisher discovered the journals she kept during the filming of the first Star Wars movie, she was astonished to see what they had preserved - plaintive love poems, unbridled musings with youthful naiveté, and a vulnerability that she barely recognized. Now her fame as an author, actress, and pop-culture icon is indisputable, but in 1977, Carrie Fisher was just a teenager with an all-consuming crush on her co-star, Harrison Ford.
In these excerpts from her handwritten notebooks, Fisher ponders the joys and insanity of celebrity, and the absurdity of a life spawned by Hollywood royalty, only to be surpassed by her own outer-space royalty.
Laugh-out-loud hilarious and endlessly quotable, The Princess Diarist brims with the candour and introspection of a diary while offering shrewd insight into the type of stardom that few will ever experience.
Readers love The Princess Diarist:
'By the time you get through the book, if you didn't love her before, you will now.'
'Honest, witty, and a beautiful insight into her life behind the camera.'
'A "must have" for any Star Wars fan.'
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Fisher finally set out to publish a collection of essays related specifically to her role as Princess Leah in the blockbuster Star Wars movie franchise and a brief affair with her older and married co-star Harrison Ford during the shooting of the first film. The juxtaposition between Fisher's narration of her contemporary writing with the voice of her daughter, actress Lourd, reading diary portions written four decades earlier makes for telling contrast: Fisher, with her smoky, husky voice, sounds like a tough-as-nails seasoned survivor who doesn't take her past romances and heartaches seriously and wishes her own fans would lighten up about their assumptions and speculations. Lourd performs the emotional long-ago passages with a palpable air of youthful self-consciousness. Both handle the duties at hand with poise and skill, leaving listeners to appreciate the way that time can shape one's perspective quite dramatically. A Blue Rider hardcover.
Customer Reviews
Wonderfully written memoirs
This is a fascinating insight into the filming of Star Wars from Carrie Fisher's perspective. I wanted her to talk more about the technicalities of it all, and how George Lucas directed her, but I realised that she was a young actress and completely infatuated with Harrison Ford. And this is (sorry "was" - so sad she's gone) her memories of the experience.
I got lost a bit reading the excerpts from her journal. Would have been better if they were dated.
But all in all a good read. RIP Carrie Fisher may you eternally lap dance at one with the Force.
Raw honest & moving.Awesome read.
Carrie Fisher has an almost painful honesty throughout this book. You can't help but respect & warm to such openness.A fascinating & moving read. Star Wars fans will love this rare insight to a time long ago...I'm a galaxy far far away...
Not what I expected
Purchased this book just weeks before Carrie's
Untimely death.
I did kinda lost interest after chapter 3 with the whole Princess, Star Wars and Harrison Ford story.