'There's never been a more honest or raw memoir . . . and it may just save lives' Daily Mail
'Funny fascinating compelling . . . also a wonderful read for fans of Friends ' The Times
'HI MY NAME IS MATTHEW although you may know me by my full name. My friends call me Matty.'
So begins the riveting story of acclaimed actor Matthew Perry taking us along on his journey
from childhood ambition to fame to addiction and recovery in the aftermath of a
life-threatening health scare. Before the frequent hospital visits and stints in rehab there
was five-year-old Matthew who travelled from Montreal to Los Angeles shuffling between his
separated parents fourteen-year-old Matthew who was a nationally ranked tennis star in Canada
twenty-four-year-old Matthew who nabbed a coveted role as a lead cast member on the
talked-about pilot then called Friends Like Us . . . and so much more. In an extraordinary
story that only he could tell - and in the heartfelt hilarious and warmly familiar way only
he could tell it - Matthew Perry lays bare the fractured family that raised him (and also left
him to his own devices) the desire for recognition that drove him to fame and the void inside
him that could not be filled even by his greatest dreams coming true. But he also details the
peace he's found in sobriety and how he feels about the ubiquity of Friends sharing stories
about his castmates and other stars he met along the way. Frank self-aware and with his
trademark humour Perry vividly depicts his lifelong battle with addiction and what fuelled it
despite seemingly having it all. 'An unflinching and often harrowing must-read for 90s pop
culture fans' Guardian 'Written with Chandler's trademark sarcasm and self-deprecation'
Telegraph 'A hopeful read . . . I started to think of [it] not as a celebrity memoir about
addiction but as an addiction memoir written by a man who understands his own history through
the prism of showbiz' Independent
