BROOKE SHIELDS

When actress Brooke Shields gave birth to a beautiful baby daughter, Rowan, she felt like the luckiest woman in the world. But moments later, everything changed. For months after the birth, all Brooke could do was lie in bed and stare at the wall. When she wasn't sobbing her heart out she felt desperate and isolated, and she dreaded Rowan's presence. Whenever she looked at her daughter, a numbness swept over her and froze her to the core. All Brooke wanted to do was kill herself. Although she didn't realise this at the time, Brooke was suffering from postnatal depression, a crippling condition that affects one in ten new mothers. With astonishing honesty and a refreshingly wry sense of humour, Brooke Shields writes about her battle with postnatal depression, and her slow path to recovery. In this brave and warm memoir, she lifts the lid on this taboo subject that is still widely misunderstood, giving hope to the countless women who suffer from this debilitating illness.

From generational icon Brooke Shields comes an intimate and empowering exploration of ageing that flips the script on the idea of what it means for a woman to grow older Brooke Shields has spent a lifetime in the public eye Growing up as a child actor and model her every feature was scrutinised her every decision judged Today Brooke faces a different kind of scrutiny that of being a woman of a certain age And yet for Brooke the passage of time has brought freedom At fifty nine she feels more comfortable in her skin more empowered and confident than she did decades ago in those famous Calvin Kleins Now in Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old she s changing the narrative about women and ageing This is an era insists Brooke when women are reclaiming agency and power not receding into the shadows These are the years when we get to decide how we want to live when we get to write our own stories With remarkable candour Brooke bares all painting a vibrant and optimistic picture of being a woman in the prime of her life while dismantling the myths that have for too long dimmed that perception Sharing her own life experiences with humour and humility and weaving together research and reporting Brooke takes aim at the systemic factors that