Books
The Best Awful, 2004
Summary
The Best Awful is the sequel to her literary debut, 'Postcards from the Edge'.
The Best Awful is about a young woman who plummets into madness and then, with determination and humor, struggles her way out again.
Delusions of Grandma, 1993
Summary
The book is a narrative from Cora Sharpe, a Hollywood script writer that is about to have a baby. The book also features some of Cora's letters written to her unborn child. Writing these letters causes her to recall the events that led to her current situation. The storyline includes a discussion about the father, Ray, who has removed himself from the picture, and Cora's attempt to assist friend who has AIDS. The book winds up with an in-depth look at the expectations of Cora's mother and soon-to-be grandmother.
Surrender the Pink, 1991
Summary
Dinah Kaufman writes scripts for a living, and it fits: her life is full of bad lines. Particularly with men. They are all losers. Worse, they turn her down. Imagine her feelings when she finds a real man, Rudy Gendler, polished and successful, who loves her and wants to get married. Alas, he is not what he seems and the marriage ends just short of disaster. Dinah pulls herself together and finds...that she still loves Rudy! How can she win him back?
Postcards from the Edge, 1987
Note
This book was initially published by Simon & Schuster but has been reprinted by Pocket Books. (240 pages)
Postcards from the Edge was made into a film (1990 - 101 minutes). In with Meryl Streep, Shirley Maclaine, Gene Hackman, Richard Dreyfuss, Dennis Quaid. Based on the best-selling roman a clef novel by Carrie Fisher (who also wrote the screenplay), this wickedly funny seriocomedy stars Meryl Streep as an actress on the rebound from drug addiction and forced by her studio to be 'supervised' by her mother (Shirley MacLaine). Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman also star. There is audio commentary by Ms. Fisher on the DVD release. The film was also nominated for Best Song ("I'm Checkin' Out").
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