(NEW YORK) – September 22, 2010. Superstar Shania Twain has signed an agreement with Atria Books, an imprint of Simon and Schuster, to publish her autobiography, it was announced today by Judith Curr, Executive Vice President and Publisher of Atria Books and Washington Square Press. Curr acquired world rights from Robert B. Barnett of Williams & Connolly LLP and Sarah Durand, Senior Editor, will edit. Atria plans to publish the book in spring 2011.

 

In this yet to be titled autobiography, Shania Twain shares her challenging and sometimes shockingly painful upbringing in rural Ontario, the tragic death of her mother and stepfather, her "against all odds" rise to fame in a foreign entertainment industry, the hurdles she faced as a female outsider in the male-dominated world of country music and the recent struggles in her personal life.

 

“When I read Shania’s manuscript, it amazed me how rich, clear, unfiltered and honest she was,” said Judith Curr. “There is a depth that comes through in her writing. The book will be a help and inspiration to many and those who think they know her from her music will be surprised at the raw and personal place she writes from.”

 

"There have been moments in my life I was concerned by the reality that tomorrow would never come. Recently I experienced one of those moments to an intensity that brought on a sudden urgency to document my life before I ran out of time, before I had the opportunity to share an honest and complete account of my life, in my own words. There are times in your life that are meant for reflection, and this was one of them. I began writing this book with a sincere respect for the past, present and future as something never to be taken for granted," said Twain.

 

Shania Twain rose to fame in the early 1990s with her debut album Shania Twain (1993), and achieved worldwide success with her 1997 album Come On Over, which became the best-selling album of all time by a female musician, and the best selling country album of all time. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Twain has also achieved major success as a songwriter, winning 27 BMI Songwriter awards. Despite the fact Twain has released very few albums, she has sold over 75 million albums worldwide to date, including 48 million in the U.S. Her docu-series on OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network will debut in the spring. This is her first book.

 

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Me is excited :w00t:

Edited September 23, 201014 yr by Rami

:w00t: Awesome, i'd defo read this

Me too, I really can't wait :w00t: :w00t:

I should have finished Dannii's book by then :lol:

I never knew she had one..

It is out next week :D

Ooh Interesting :D

Yup, i am dieing to read about her Playboy shoot and the whole Sharon Obsourne thing :o

:o Sounds interesting

Yup.

 

I wonder what will be in Shania's? Her parents being killed, her divorce?

Yeah lots to discuss, can't wait :w00t:

I know, :cheer: Maybe we'll find out where this bloody album is :lol:

Yeah, but I guess there were songs already written along with Mutt, but I guess they were scrapped after the separation.

Hm, probably. She would have to go right back to square 1.

But I think there's a lot going on with her, so I guess she would release something new soon hopefully :D

I think so, she seems to be spending alot of time with her new fella :naughty:

I wonder what the album will be like? She'll have a few sad, heart breaking songs but also some happier ones.

Shania shines on heartbreaking songs, you can almost feel the meaning of the song. :)

Oh God I know :wub: You hear the heart break and emotion in her voice.

so out of the songs what are you favorites?

I Aint Goin Down is stunning :wub: