The Woman in Me
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4.4 • 467 Ratings
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- £5.99
Publisher Description
The Woman in Me is a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith, and hope.
In June 2021, the whole world was listening as Britney Spears spoke in open court. The impact of sharing her voice—her truth—was undeniable, and it changed the course of her life and the lives of countless others. The Woman in Me reveals for the first time her incredible journey—and the strength at the core of one of the greatest performers in pop music history.
Written with remarkable candor and humor, Spears’s groundbreaking book illuminates the enduring power of music and love—and the importance of a woman telling her own story, on her own terms, at last.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Pop star Spears recounts her rise to superstardom and the suffering she endured during her 13-year conservatorship in this chatty and sometimes searing debut memoir. The time frame spans from Spears's childhood in Louisiana in the 1980s to the final stages of the "Free Britney" movement in 2021, with stops in Vegas and at the VMAs in between, and the focus remains squarely on Spears's lack of control—over her fraying family of origin, her public image, and eventually, her own life. Key revelations include the at-home abortion Spears underwent at the urging of then-boyfriend Justin Timberlake, the casual drinking she engaged in with her mother as a young teen (even as her father was gripped by alcoholism), and the sordid details of the rehab stints she endured at the behest of her father, who insisted she wasn't mentally well enough to drink coffee or drive a car even as he profited from the Las Vegas residencies he signed her up for. There's plenty of standard-issue celeb memoir name dropping—meetings with Madonna, parties with Lenny Kravitz—but the prevailing tone is more shell-shocked than glamorous. Spears recalls hiding in cupboards when she felt overwhelmed as a child and a debilitating bout of social anxiety at the height of her career, coming across more often as a fun-loving lost lamb than a remote cultural titan. The result is affecting, infuriating, and easy to gulp down in a single sitting.
Customer Reviews
An emotional conversation with Britney
At first, I wasn’t sure I liked the writing style. It felt all over the place with jumps in time, topics, and multiple repetitions. However, after the first few chapters, I realised it felt more like I was having a conversation with Britney herself. Most of the uncomfortable questions that came to mind were answered in the next few minutes of reading.
I wish it was more detailed, especially with how the conservatorship ended and how all her regained freedom changed her life. But I guess that’s not the point she wanted to make.
I recommend this book to most readers, not just die-hard Britney fans!
Shocking to read such belittlement in a family set up
This needs a follow on book,
Chances are always there
I admire anyone not only women who put a fight for their rights. This book is honest. It does actually reports the truth of what horror families can inflict on their members. It is tragic to say the least what happened. And it might sound a cliche’ but even this bare recount of thirteen years of horror, confirms once again that crimes committed within a family have more of a chance to be exposed and condemned in the American justice system. Britney is not the only woman victim of a monster father but her courage and persistence so well exposed in this book are a hope for everyone living difficult situations.
Never give up.