The world may know Shania Twain as many things: a music legend, a
mother, and recently, a fixture in the news for her painful, public
divorce and subsequent marriage to a cherished friend. But in this
extraordinary autobiography, Shania reveals that she is so much
more. She is Eilleen Twain, one of five children born into poverty
in rural Canada, where her family often didn't have enough food to
send her to school with lunch. She's the teenage girl who helped
her mother and young siblings escape to a battered woman's shelter
to put an end to the domestic violence in her family home. And
she's the courageous twenty-two-year-old who sacrificed to keep her
younger siblings together after her parents were tragically killed
in a car accident.
Shania Twain's life has evolved from a series of pivotal
moments, and in unflinching, heartbreaking prose, Shania spares no
details as she takes us through the events that have made her who
she is. She recounts her difficult childhood, her parents' sudden
death and its painful aftermath, her dramatic rise to stardom, her
devastating betrayal by a trusted friend, and her joyful marriage
to the love of her life. From these moments, she offers profound,
moving insights into families, personal tragedies, making sense of
one's life, and the process of healing. Shania Twain is a singular,
remarkable woman who has faced enormous odds and downfalls, and her
extraordinary story will provide wisdom, inspiration, and hope for
almost anyone.
