Britney Spearsโ autobiography is a real-life Southern Gothic tale. I was prepared for the sadness and the rage she rightfully expresses at her family and the various people who have let her down during her life. I was not expecting the generational trauma which explains a lot about her very dysfunctional family.
Her early years growing up in the South are glossed over a bit but Britney doesnโt hold back when it comes to discussing her opportunistic and controlling family. Always hardworking and professional, Britney continued to tour and perform even after her father (unlawfully in my opinion) placed her into a conservatorship. Her mother is portrayed as nothing but an opportunist and her sister, even worse.
Britney seems to be almost frozen in time emotionally as a teenager or young adult. What I found most disheartening is that she was always very creative and driven and seems to have now lost that drive after the conservatorship. (โ๐ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ง๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต,โ she said of an early concert tour. โ๐๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ข ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ฉ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ช๐ท๐ฆโ.) Now, she is very anxious and nervous when she has to make public appearances. Itโs no wonder that she did no press for this book!
It also struck me that Britney had her share of attorneys and advisors who did not have her best interests at heart. As well, a string of very public relationships and break-ups have left their mark on her. (โ๐ ๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ. ๐๐ถ๐ต ๐ข๐ง๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ท๐ฐ๐ณ๐ค๐ฆ, ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฅ ๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ข๐จ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ.โ)
Michelle Williams is a fantastic narrator, capturing Britneyโs breathless enthusiasm and passion.
I truly hope Britney can find some peace and happiness now thatโs she out from under the rigid confines of the conservatorship.
About the Book:
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 voiceโher truthโwas 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 journeyโand the strength at the core of one of the greatest performers in pop music history.
Written with remarkable candor and humor, Spearsโs groundbreaking book illuminates the enduring power of music and loveโand the importance of a woman telling her own story, on her own terms, at last.