Todd Fisher. (2018). My Girls: A Lifetime with Carrie and Debbie. Unabridged HarperAudio.

Todd Fisher. 2018. My Girls: A Lifetime With Carrie and Debbie. HarperAudio.

Todd Fisher, My Girls: A Lifetime With Carrie and Debbie. HarperAudio, 2018.

Todd Fisher. My Girls: A Lifetime With Carrie and Debbie. Unabridged HarperAudio, 2018.

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A revelatory and touching tribute to the lives of Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds written by the person who knew them best, Todd Fisher's poignant memoir is filled with moving stories of growing up among Hollywood royalty.

In December 2016, the world was shaken by the sudden deaths of Carrie Fisher and her mother Debbie Reynolds, two unspeakable losses that occurred in less than twenty-four hours. The stunned public turned for solace to Debbie's only remaining child, Todd Fisher, who somehow retained his grace and composure under the glare of the media spotlight as he struggled with his own overwhelming grief.

The son of ""America's Sweethearts"" Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, Todd grew up amid the glamorous wealth and pretense of Hollywood. Thanks to his funny, loving, no-nonsense mother, Todd remained down to earth, his own man, but always close to his cherished mom, and to his sister through her meteoric rise to stardom and her struggle with demons that never diminished her humor, talent, or spirit.

Now, Todd shares his heart and his memories of Debbie and Carrie with deeply personal stories from his earliest years to those last unfathomable days. His book, part memoir, part homage, celebrates their legacies through a more intimate, poignant, and often hilarious portrait of these two remarkable women than has ever been revealed before.

Todd's book is a love letter to a sister and a mother, and a gift to countless fans who are mourning the deaths of these two unforgettable stars.

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   • content: Here is a powerfully moving memoir for any fan of Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher. Todd provides an insightful perspective on his life with both his mother and sister. Throughout his narration of the audiobook, we get a look at their lives both private and public. Most of the anecdotes are told in a humorous tone, and all the stories demonstrate the family's strong bond. The emotions that Todd fills his narration with reflect the love of a son and brother who adored his "girls." This memoir reflects Todd's close relationship with both women. C.G. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine
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     June 4, 2018
     Fisher, son of Hollywood legend Debbie Reynolds and younger brother of actress Carrie Fisher, offers a frequently hilarious and too often heartbreaking story of life with the women he called “my girls.” As a member of a troubled family who, in his sister’s phrasing, “wore our underwear on the outside of our clothes,” Fisher candidly portrays a lifetime of crises, beginning when his father, singer Eddie Fisher, left Reynolds for Elizabeth Taylor only weeks after Fisher’s birth. Reynolds’s next two husbands both gambled and stole from her, leaving her millions of dollars in debt. The peacemaker in the family, Fisher dealt with his sister’s mood swings, later diagnosed as symptoms of bipolar disorder, and with the incessant competition between mother and daughter. Even as Fisher carved out his own life, pursuing a career making television shows and documentaries and becoming a born-again Christian, his mother and sister’s needs dominated his life until their deaths in 2016, just one day apart. More than a Hollywood tell-all, Fisher’s memoir of a family’s love and endurance under trying and sometimes outrageous circumstances is a clear-eyed tribute to lives lived to the fullest.

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     Fisher is the son of Debbie Reynolds, MGM's "Girl Next Door" during the Golden Age of Hollywood, and Eddie Fisher, one of the most successful singers of the 1950s, and also brother of Carrie Fisher, who made her mark as Princess Leia in Star Wars and later as a best-selling author. This memoir is special for two reasons: it's by the child of celebrities yet is not a payback tell-all, and it offers a quietly observant perspective of his mother's and sister's fame. Todd did not crave the spotlight, instead choosing a life behind the camera, giving him a unique vantage point from which to share these stories. It's all here: La Scandale--Eddie running off with Elizabeth Taylor; Debbie's financial woes; Carrie's bipolar issues and drug abuse; Carrie's unexpected death, with Debbie following 24 hours later; and much more. It's a fascinating account but also a love letter to a cherished mother and sister filled with never-before-seen photos. VERDICT A candid yet loving memoir about life with two megastars that will appeal to fans and film students alike.--Rosellen Brewer, Sno-Isle Libs., Marysville, WA

     Copyright 2018 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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     June 1, 2018
     Memoirs written by the children of celebrities almost always make for fascinating reading, but when the author is both son and brother of two of Hollywood's most iconic stars, there is twice the potential for compelling storytelling. Fisher's mom, of course, was the multitalented Debbie Reynolds; his sister, actress and author Carrie Fisher (The Princess Diarist, 2016), achieved cult status as Princess Leia in Star Wars. When Debbie died less than a day after Carrie's sudden death, the world could hardly comprehend the loss of one legend, much less two. As the avowed caretaker and champion for both his mother and sister from the time he was a child, Fisher was fiercely protective of their lives and legacies. Recounting youthful high jinks with Carrie and the reversals of fortune that plagued Debbie's postfilm career, Fisher shares an intimate journey into the personal and professional challenges each woman faced in her own inimitable way. Poignant and joyous, genuine and reverential, Fisher's tribute to these larger-than-life creative ladies is a down-to-earth portrait of a loving mother and supportive sister.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2018, American Library Association.)

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The son of ""America's Sweethearts"" Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, Todd grew up amid the glamorous wealth and pretense of Hollywood. Thanks to his funny, loving, no-nonsense mother, Todd remained down to earth, his own man, but always close to his cherished mom, and to his sister through her meteoric rise to stardom and her struggle with demons that...

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