Britney Spearsis ready to tell her story at last.The pop icon will releaseher much-anticipated memoir,The Woman in Me, on Oct. 24, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal.After a bidding war among multiple publishing houses, Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, acquired the memoir. (To pre-order,click here.)“Britney’s compelling testimony in open court shook the world, changed laws, and showed her inspiring strength and bravery,” Jennifer Bergstrom, Gallery Books Senior Vice President and Publisher, tells PEOPLE. “I have no doubt her memoir will have a similar impact — and will be the publishing event of the year. We couldn’t be more proud to help her share her story at last.”Britney Spears' The Woman in Me book cover.The memoir comes in the wake of Spears, 41, successfully fighting a court-ordered conservatorship, which had been in place for over 13 years. After Spearsgave fervent public testimonyin June 2021 imploring a Los Angeles judge to dissolve the arrangement, the conservatorshipwas finally terminatedon Nov. 21, 2021.Promising to reveal “for the first time her incredible journey (and) strength at the core of one of the greatest performers in pop music history,” according to a press release from Gallery Books, the “Toxic” singer’s memoir “illuminates the enduring power of music and love — and the importance of a woman telling her own story, on her own terms.”Allen Berezovsky/WireImageThe Woman in Meis “a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith, and hope,” the press release continues.Spears told the court in 2021: “I just want my life back.” Now, withThe Woman in Me,the global superstar will take a significant step toward that goal.
Britney Spearsis ready to tell her story at last.
The pop icon will releaseher much-anticipated memoir,The Woman in Me, on Oct. 24, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal.
After a bidding war among multiple publishing houses, Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, acquired the memoir. (To pre-order,click here.)
“Britney’s compelling testimony in open court shook the world, changed laws, and showed her inspiring strength and bravery,” Jennifer Bergstrom, Gallery Books Senior Vice President and Publisher, tells PEOPLE. “I have no doubt her memoir will have a similar impact — and will be the publishing event of the year. We couldn’t be more proud to help her share her story at last.”
Britney Spears' The Woman in Me book cover.
The memoir comes in the wake of Spears, 41, successfully fighting a court-ordered conservatorship, which had been in place for over 13 years. After Spearsgave fervent public testimonyin June 2021 imploring a Los Angeles judge to dissolve the arrangement, the conservatorshipwas finally terminatedon Nov. 21, 2021.
Promising to reveal “for the first time her incredible journey (and) strength at the core of one of the greatest performers in pop music history,” according to a press release from Gallery Books, the “Toxic” singer’s memoir “illuminates the enduring power of music and love — and the importance of a woman telling her own story, on her own terms.”
Allen Berezovsky/WireImage
The Woman in Meis “a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith, and hope,” the press release continues.
Spears told the court in 2021: “I just want my life back.” Now, withThe Woman in Me,the global superstar will take a significant step toward that goal.
source: people.com
