Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing. A Memoir

So begins the riveting story of acclaimed actor Matthew Perry, taking us on his journey from childhood ambition to fame to addiction and recovery, and introducing us along the way to 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 ; and 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 ..