Carrie Fisher Looks Back With a Dry Wit

In her latest book, actress, screenwriter and author Carrie Fisher takes a humorous but frank look back at her battles with substance abuse, mental illness and growing up with famous parents. Fisher's book, "Wishful Drinking," is a memoir of the daughter of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, whose fame she later eclipsed when she was chosen by George Lucas to be Princes Leia the first three "Star Wars" movies.

The book reflects Fisher's one-act, road show by the same name that she has been performing the past year.

Although some of her previous books have been semi-autobiographical, this is her first non-fiction effort. Her previous novels include "Surrender the Pink" and "Postcards From the Edge." She also wrote the screenplay for the 1990 "Postcards From the Edge" movie, which was directed by Mike Nichols and starred Meryl Streep and Shirley MacLaine.

In "Wishful Drinking" Fisher looks back on a 20-year battle with substance abuse and bipolar disorder.

"Sober for a year and a half — this time. Before that, eight years. Before that, three years. I've had slips that I'm not proud of," Fisher told USA Today.

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