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Named a Best Book of the Year by Elle, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone, NPR, Financial Times, Vanity Fair, and more!

“In Britney Spears’s memoir, she’s stronger than ever.” —The New York Times

Over 2 million copies sold of the “moving” (Time), “powerful” (Los Angeles Times), “radiant” (The New York Times), “poignant” (Vogue) #1 New York Times bestseller. 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.
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“Emerging radiant through the chaos . . . in Britney Spears’s memoir, she’s stronger than ever. . . . [It's] presented so cleanly and candidly that The Woman in Me seems designed to be read in one sitting. It’s nearly impossible to come out of it without empathy for and real outrage on behalf of Spears, whose admitted bitterness over the dire circumstances of the last decade-plus of her life . . . is tempered by an enduring, insistent optimism."The New York Times

“Moving."
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"Powerful in its vividness . . . much has been made of the 'bombshell' revelations from this memoir . . . but vastly more interesting are the quiet revelations about herself. . . . Spears has always been funny and so unequivocally herself, even when recounting her mistreatment by most of the men in her life. . . . You can sense Spears gaining her power back, inch by inch.
The Woman in Me is a worthy act of self-resurrection." Los Angeles Times

“Breathtaking.”
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“A miracle.”
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“Poignant.”
Vogue

“Britney Spears holds nothing back in her short, bittersweet, and extremely powerful memoir. . . . A testament to Spears’s essential fortitude of spirit—something that burns off these pages.”
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Multi-platinum, Grammy Award–winning pop icon Britney Spears is one of the most successful and celebrated entertainers in music history, with more than 100 million records sold worldwide. In 2021, she was named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People. Spears’s album Blackout was added to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Library & Archives in 2012. She lives in Los Angeles, California.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Gallery Books; First Edition (October 24, 2023)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1668009048
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1668009048
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1 x 9 inches
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Multi-platinum, Grammy Award–winning pop icon Britney Spears is one of the most successful and celebrated entertainers in music history, with more than 100 million records sold worldwide. In 2021, she was named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People. Spears’s album Blackout was added to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Library & Archives in 2012. She lives in Los Angeles, California.

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Customers find this memoir well-written and heartfelt, with one review noting how it sheds light on difficult times and relationships. Moreover, the book receives praise for its strength, with one customer describing it as a journey to keep her strength alive, and for its powerful voice that truly speaks her truth. Additionally, customers appreciate how it provides insight into Britney's life and answers many questions. The book's pacing receives mixed reactions, with some finding it deeply moving while others note that it jumps around from one chapter to another.

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The only memoir I'd ever read
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The only memoir I'd ever read
Ive always been a Britney fan since I was a child. The very first CD I ever owed was her baby one more time album. I'm was so elated to finally be able to read her story. I devoured this book in just under 4 hours without putting it down once. There has always been a light around Britney, she's mesmerizing. Every celebrity always speaks about her kindness. After all that she has been through she's still held onto her kind demeanor. I cried a few times and felt very empathic of her pain, over not being able to see her children when her divorce was happening. The mental breakdown was heartbreaking. I hope she is able to mend the bridge with her sons. If anything to take away from the book is that even at her darkest hour her children were always her number one. There is obviously a lot trauma and abuse she went through at all ages of life, but the stages of conservatorship was hard to read through. Yes, she may have been spiraling during 2007-2008, but her family took advatage of the situation. Instead of getting her on the right path and really helping her get her life right and kids back, they basically made her a prisoner and only viewed her as their cash cow. Trusting the wrong people was always her biggest downfall. She has such a big heart and the betrayal from all sides she endured was crazy. If I were her I wouldn't talk to my family ever again either, especially her father and mother. From her childhood stories alone, they are the ones that needed therapy. Jamie Lynn just sounds so spoiled and self entitled. She acted oblivious to what was really going on with her sister, and just kept riding the gravy train. Even though she complained about what Britney had given her family so she could have a better childhood than the one Britney grew up in. Her mother Lynn has zero parenting skills. She is just one of those parents who push their kids to become trophy children, so she could live through their accomplishments, reap the benefits, and accolades that comes with it, due to her own life failures. It's extremely sad. Her dad is just the absolute worst human being ever, and the things he did to her over the last 13 years is simply cruel and unimaginable. There is a lot more to her story than just the bad. I found some chapters very light and funny. She talks about her early childhood, other family members, finding fame, relationships, tours, performances, and also expresses things she wishes she had done differently in her first few years of fame. I'm still reeling from her Chicago role turn down. One of my favorite movies, and Britney would have crushed it. Overall a very good read.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2024
    The Woman in Me by Britney Spears is an incredibly informative and stunning memoir that offers a deep dive into the life of one of pop music’s most iconic figures. This book is a powerful testament to Spears’ resilience and strength, detailing her journey from a young girl thrust into the limelight to a woman reclaiming her voice and autonomy.

    The memoir is candid and unfiltered, providing readers with a raw look at the challenges Spears faced, including her highly publicized conservatorship. Spears’ writing is straightforward and heartfelt, capturing the emotional highs and lows of her life with remarkable honesty. The book is filled with personal anecdotes and reflections that shed light on her experiences in the music industry, her struggles with mental health, and her fight for freedom.

    One of the most compelling aspects of The Woman in Me is its ability to balance the heartbreaking with the hopeful. Spears’ vulnerability shines through as she recounts her painful journey, but there is also a sense of empowerment and triumph as she takes control of her narrative. The memoir is not just a recounting of past events but a declaration of her strength and determination to move forward.

    Overall, The Woman in Me is a must-read for fans and anyone interested in the complexities of fame and personal growth. It’s an insightful and moving account that highlights the importance of telling one’s own story.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2024
    I finally finished The Woman in Me by Britney Spears last night. I loved this book and the way it was written I felt as if I was in the room and Britney was just telling her story, I have never felt so bad but also inspired by someone so much. I will admit I was one of those people that at times believed the media and often thought “what in the world is up with this girl” but over time and really looking at what the media was putting out my heart went out to this girl, now grown woman. I just didn’t understand how so many people could just be so cruel. She is a human being for God’s sake and people treated her like she was put on this earth to be their entertainment, atm machine, or robot and don’t even get me started on her family.
    I am a mother of two beautiful, strong, and independent young ladies and if anyone, I mean any one so much as tried to come at them in a harmful way I would go full Mama bear on them and protect them the best way I can. I did not see anything of the sort of her family protecting her, hell, her mother has even posted on Instagram calling her out saying she didn’t throw her possessions away, Did she had them hidden and Britney thought she did? I don’t get it why try to call her out, you are her mother you should’ve been protecting her, loving her, nurturing her, you carried her for 9 months, a mother’s bond should’ve overtaken above everything.
    I just can’t wrap my head around what her family has done to her, it is just unforgiveable. There should be a special place in hell for her father or lack there of because that is not a father, he is worse than a deadbeat dad, what a shame. I know that anyone that knows me knows I am usually a big believer in there are three sides to a story – his side, her side, and the truth, however we all saw with our own eyes that she was not protected at all. She was used as a show monkey and her light was taken away from her.
    This brings me to another of these cruel people… Justin Timberlake, he may have been young and stupid and not aware of his dumb moves, but he is a grown man now, it’s not too late to speak up and apologize if he hasn’t done so already. Then you have Kevin whatever his last name is, oh man he really took the term of baby daddy with the best or shall I say the worst of them again we will never know everything probably and maybe I shouldn’t jump fully to just Britney’s side, but nope as a mom that raised her daughter’s primarily by herself and endured struggles, Kevin deserves a seat along with her dad in that bus to hell. Sorry not sorry.
    I became a Britney fan because my oldest simply adored her and still does, I remember for her 10th birthday I wanted to get tickets to take her to a Britney concert and unfortunately, I couldn’t afford it and my daughter just like Britney having this heart of gold was like its okay mom, that is a lot of money (well for us it was)
    Anyway, I recommend this book to anyone, look at her side for a change. Britney made me see that celebrities are more than just our entertainment and that was long before this book came out and now after reading it, it fully cemented that in me.
    She was definitely taken advantage of and abused on a level no one should ever have been, I pray for her healing and her peace. There is a part in her book where she mentions something about anyone else in her shoes would’ve probably just ended it, committed suicide but she didn’t, and she believes it was God that saved her. Whether it was God that gave her the strength to push through and the heart to fight or not she is stronger than anyone has given her an ounce of credit for because I’ll be honest, I don’t know if I could’ve done it. I cried for her, and my heart broke for all she had to endure, as a mother even though I am only maybe 8 years older than Britney, I would’ve just hugged her and told her it’s okay there are people out here that do love and believe in you. Sending nothing but positive vibes and healing prayers to her.
    I don’t really feel comfortable giving a rating on someone’s life experience, but I will give this book a 5-star rating and a huge thank you to Britney Spears for sharing her story. I did feel she kept a lot out or maybe glossed over some things, but you know what that is okay, she told what she was comfortable with and what she was able to discuss. That is strength.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2024
    No offense to Brit. I wasn’t a fan at the very beginning of her career. It was still early on though when I noticed the vitriol aimed at her by the media and it turned me almost overnight into a diehard fan. Why? Because she still had the grace, strength and courage to smile and perform through all of that negativity. And when she spoke, it was obvious to me that she had a really good heart, something very hard to find in Hollywood.

    I don’t agree with everything she says or believe everything she does, but I respect her as a fellow human being. I never felt like the conservatorship was necessary. I always believed she was abused and blindsided. I personally think if others didn’t see it, it’s simply because they didn’t want to. Many still don’t.

    There always was something childlike about Britney, and that’s apparent in her writing style. It’s the same style she uses on IG—minus the emojis and her excessive use of punctuation marks. I will say that I was expecting worse. (Sorry, Brit…)

    Having read most stories and listened to most reports about her from the beginning of her career until about 2010, I didn’t need a lot of details about anything in particular and I felt like enough was given. Having confirmation was far more useful as it was always somewhat questionable what was fact and what was opinion. Just look at some other reviews talking about her taking drugs. She never tested positive for any drugs, yet because the accusation came up a number of times, certain people will always believe she used them. Don’t we believe in innocent until proven guilty? I guess only some of us do. Shout out to all the “perfect” people. If your life was on display every time you got too close to a window, I guarantee you’d be “caught” doing things you’d also never live down because the other “perfect” people wouldn’t let you either. I’m not exaggerating about the window scenario either. Read other celebrities’ accounts of dealing with pushy paparazzo. Tabloids hired ex-cons because they were desperate for jobs and were willing to cross boundaries to get that “money shot “. These were not normal, everyday people. Must have felt nice terrorizing people to paint them as bad guys then turning around and acting like victims when the celebrities fought back. By the way, JT once fought back too when he and Brit were dating.

    Anyway, to those who were hoping for more of the gory details, it’s hard for traumatized people to do that. Recounting abuse—specifically when the wounds are still fresh—in vivid detail is triggering. I have to ask: is her mental health at all important in your mind? I don’t personally need to know specifics. I got the gist.

    I only really held back a star because I wish she had asked for help to write the book. She skipped around a bit in a few places that made it seem haphazard. One time I was left wondering what one thing had to do with another in the same paragraph. The book felt like a conversation. Some people would probably really enjoy that. I’m not very keen on it, but it was an easy read, so there’s that.

    I honestly think Britney should get off social media because the more she posts, the more she does to herself exactly what the paps did to her previously. It’s not empowering to facilitate your own bad press. I come away from the book feeling like that’s her view. But in the end, she’s just self sabotaging which tells me she needs a better therapist—if she has one at this point considering how hard it is now to trust exactly that kind of person. Perhaps she needs to hire a proper PR team. This book was a step in the right direction, at least.
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  • Dafina Lyngdoh
    5.0 out of 5 stars Well written
    Reviewed in India on November 6, 2023
    Speechless and sad. A must read for everyone. I'm glad she finally wrote this book. Must have been very therapeutic for her. On the surface, we think celebs hv a better life than us but we're wrong. Shame on everyone who let her down esp her family. This is the one book that I cdnt stop reading. It ws very well written. Chapters are short,she doesn't dwell and dt makes it evn more interesting. Great book!
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    Reviewed in India on November 6, 2023
    Speechless and sad. A must read for everyone. I'm glad she finally wrote this book. Must have been very therapeutic for her. On the surface, we think celebs hv a better life than us but we're wrong. Shame on everyone who let her down esp her family. This is the one book that I cdnt stop reading. It ws very well written. Chapters are short,she doesn't dwell and dt makes it evn more interesting. Great book!
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  • Hanna
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wow
    Reviewed in Saudi Arabia on January 23, 2025
    Great price for such a good book,love the graphics as well
  • Ralph
    5.0 out of 5 stars Britney Spears’ ehrliche, kraftvolle und befreiende Memoiren
    Reviewed in Germany on March 26, 2025
    In ihren Memoiren The Woman in Me gibt Britney Spears den Lesern einen intimen und oft erschütternden Einblick in ihr Leben, ihre Karriere und die Kämpfe, die sie über die Jahre hinweg durchgemacht hat. Das Buch ist eine Mischung aus persönlicher Reflexion, aufrichtigen Erlebnissen und einer kraftvollen Erzählung über die Herausforderungen, die die Pop-Ikone auf ihrem Weg zur Selbstbefreiung erlebte.

    Spears öffnet sich über die dunklen Seiten ihres Lebens, darunter ihre jahrelange Kontrolle unter der Vormundschaft, die sie von 2008 bis 2021 erlebte, und die Auswirkungen, die diese auf ihre geistige und emotionale Gesundheit hatte. Sie beschreibt die ständige Beobachtung der Medien, die öffentlichen Kämpfe mit ihrer Familie und die oftmals ungerechten Erwartungen der Gesellschaft. Dabei bleibt sie niemals oberflächlich – The Woman in Me ist ein tiefgründiger Blick auf die Person hinter dem Popstar.

    Die Memoiren bieten auch einen Einblick in die frühen Jahre ihrer Karriere und das Leben als Teenager-Popstar. Die Geschichten über ihre Kindheit, den schnellen Aufstieg zum Ruhm und die damit verbundenen Herausforderungen sind genauso fesselnd wie die turbulente Zeit in ihrem Erwachsenenleben. Britney schildert ihre Perspektive auf ihre größten Hits und was es bedeutet, in der Öffentlichkeit zu leben, während man gleichzeitig eine sehr persönliche, schwierige Reise durchmacht.

    Das Buch ist erfrischend ehrlich und spiegelt ihre Reifung und Selbstfindung wider. Es ist weniger eine klassische Promi-Autobiografie und mehr eine Geschichte über das Überleben und das Streben nach persönlicher Freiheit. Spears’ Stil ist direkt und klar, und obwohl sie durch ihre Erfahrungen geprägt wurde, vermittelt sie eine Botschaft der Stärke und des Widerstands gegen die Umstände, die sie an sich selbst und ihrer Identität zweifeln ließen.

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    The Woman in Me ist ein faszinierendes, aufrichtiges und emotional bewegendes Buch, das Britney Spears in einem neuen Licht zeigt. Es ist eine Reise durch die Höhen und Tiefen ihres Lebens, die für viele eine erstaunliche Offenbarung sein wird. Das Buch bietet nicht nur einen tieferen Einblick in die Popkultur, sondern auch in die Resilienz eines Menschen, der sich nach Jahren der Kontrolle und des Schweigens seine Freiheit zurückerobert hat. Sehr empfehlenswert für Fans von Britney und alle, die die wahre Geschichte hinter dem weltberühmten Popstar erfahren möchten.
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  • TANYA
    5.0 out of 5 stars I’m so glad her voice matters
    Reviewed in France on November 6, 2023
    The media obsession on her is so insane. The first CD I bought in my life was Britney, but they never ever just let her be herself and I wish I had this beautiful soul to rely on as a teen , instead of seeing a very dark show business Industry, that is still on (and how many life they’ve destroyed?! Olsen’s sisters is a good exemple as well as young Bieber and so on) . At this time , she was clearly a product of consumption, welcome to our world ! This book is not just about earring her voice, it’s also showing a sad reality of profits over love. Britney had sacrificed her life in order to make this world better. It’s so good to see the real Britney , the human beyond the super star , because after all she is just like me and you and to be able to go through that much she is definitely a strong person. ♥️
  • Sylvie A.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Poignant
    Reviewed in Belgium on December 1, 2023
    Étant fan de Britney Spears, je ne m’attendais pas à découvrir grand-chose de sa vie au travers de son livre. Et pourtant, j’ai été profondément bouleversée et même choquée à de nombreuses reprises. Que vous soyez fan ou pas de l’artiste, ses mémoires ne vous laisseront pas indifférent. Car ici il s’agit avant tout de l’histoire d’un être humain qui a été complètement déshumanisé au profit de sa famille et d’un management dépourvus du moindre scrupule. C’est aussi l’histoire un système incroyablement défaillant: on ne peut s’empêcher de se demander comment la justice a pu laisser passer tout cela pendant tant d’années, et pourquoi ces monstres ne sont toujours pas derrière les barreaux à l’heure qu’il est… Enfin, on se demande surtout comment elle a pu survivre dans de telles conditions. Britney symbolise pour moi la résilience et, qu’on apprécie sa musique ou pas, son courage force le respect. Je recommande ce livre à tous ceux qui sont curieux de connaître sa vie, de lire sa version des faits qui ont été si souvent jugés tout au long de sa carrière (infidélité à Justin Timberlake, rasage de crâne en 2007, prestation ratée aux VMA de 2007, nudité sur Instagram…) et de découvrir comment cette horrible tutelle a été instaurée et a pris de l’ampleur jusqu’à la priver de toute liberté.