The pop star will release her memoir, The Woman in Me, on October 24
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Britney Spears is finally ready to tell her story.
The pop icon will release her highly anticipated memoir, The woman in meon October 24, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal.
After a bidding war between several publishing houses, Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, acquired the memoir. (To pre-order, click here.)
“Britney’s compelling testimony in open court shook the world, changed laws and showcased her inspiring strength and bravery,” Jennifer Bergstrom, senior vice president and publisher of Gallery Books, told PEOPLE. “I have no doubt his memoir will have a similar impact – and be the editorial event of the year. We couldn’t be prouder to help him finally share his story.
The memoir comes in the wake of Spears, 41, successfully fighting a court-ordered conservatorship, which had been in place for more than 13 years. After Spears gave a fervent public testimony in June 2021 imploring a Los Angeles judge to dissolve the arrangement, the conservatorship was finally terminated on November 21, 2021.
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Promising to reveal “for the first time her incredible journey (and) the strength at the heart of one of the greatest performers in pop music history,” according to a press release from Gallery Books, the singer’s memoir “Toxic” illuminates the enduring power of music and love – and the importance of a woman telling her own story, on her own terms.
The woman in me is “a courageous and surprisingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith and hope,” the press release continues.
Spears told the court in 2021, “I just want my life back.” Now with The woman in me the global superstar will take a significant step towards that goal.
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