Postcards from the Edge is a series of five closely related stories that follow the life of Suzanne Vale. She’s an actress and adult child of Hollywood parents who finds herself in an inpatient drug rehab program. Readers follow Suzanne as she comes to grips with her addiction and deals with the outside world with humor and sarcasm.
This is not necessarily where I envisioned myself when I was young. I didn’t stand up in school and say, "My goal when I’m older is to be in a drug hospital, eating cafeteria food and watching The Outer Limits and fighting in group therapy, and playing volleyball in the park and not dealing with my feelings.”
Carrie Fisher’s debut novel is a witty, sharp examination of 1980’s Hollywood excess. Though relatively light and entertaining, Postcards from the Edge does offer a small commentary on insecurity and the drive to remain on Tinseltown’s fast track. Even close to 20 years after publication, Fisher’s first book is worth a read.
