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This final book from beloved Hollywood icon Carrie Fisher is a must-have for Star Wars fans. The Princess Diarist is an intimate, hilarious, and revealing recollection of what happened behind the scenes on one of the most famous film sets of all time. When Fisher rediscovered the journals she kept during the filming of the first Star Wars movie, she was astonished by what they preserved—plaintive love poems, unfiltered musings, and a youthful vulnerability she barely recognized. In 1977, Fisher was just a teenager with an all-consuming crush on her costar, Harrison Ford. Through excerpts from her handwritten notebooks, she shares her personal experience on set and the unexpected romance that unfolded. Fisher also reflects on the joys and absurdities of celebrity, growing up as Hollywood royalty, and becoming an icon in her own right. Laugh-out-loud funny and deeply introspective, The Princess Diarist offers shrewd insight into fame, fandom, and the woman behind the galaxy’s most famous princess.