# Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing: The powerful memoir from the beloved star of Friends

Matthew Perry opens his memoir by telling readers he should be dead, and the years that brought him there follow. We meet a five-year-old travelling between separated parents, a fourteen-year-old ranked nationally in Canadian tennis, and a twenty-four-year-old cast in the pilot then called Friends Like Us. Fame came, yet the emptiness it was meant to fill remained, and addiction moved in.

Written after his death in 2023, the book carries the comic timing that made Chandler so loved. Perry is candid about the family that left him to his own devices, warm about his castmates and clear-eyed about the peace sobriety brought him. Published in 2024, it is funny and painful in equal measure, and it speaks directly to anyone struggling with addiction.

## Books in this series (1)

- Vol. 1 — [Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir](https://mybookbandits.com/books/9781472295972) (ISBN 9781472295972)

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