| International Standard Book Number |
9781250346940
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| International Standard Book Number |
1250346940
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| Personal Name |
Shields, Brooke, 1965- author.
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| Title Statement |
Brooke Shields is not allowed to get old : thoughts on aging as a woman / Brooke Shields ; with Rachel Bertsche.
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| Varying Form of Title |
Thoughts on aging as a woman.
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| Edition Statement |
First edition.
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| Imprint |
New York : Flatiron Books, 2025.
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| Physical Description |
240 pages ; 25 cm.
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references (page 235-240)
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| Formatted Contents Note |
Previously owned by Brooke Shields -- Not backing down, not backing out -- Character study -- Bradley Cooper, guardian angel -- No longer the punching bag -- More than just a pretty face -- Coming in hot -- I'll be there for you -- They flew the coop -- Sex and the middle-aged woman -- The parent trap -- What could have been -- Minding my own business -- The good part.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"Brooke Shields has spent a lifetime in the public eye. Growing up as a child actor and model, her every feature was scrutinized, 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 aging. 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 candor, 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 humor and humility, and weaving together research and reporting, Brooke takes aim at the systemic factors that contribute to age-related bias. By turns inspiring, moving, and galvanizing, Brooke’s honesty and vulnerability will resonate with women everywhere, and spark a new conversation about the power and promise of midlife." --publisher's website.
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Shields, Brooke, 1965-
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Actresses United States Biography.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Autobiographies.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Middle-aged women United States Social conditions.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Ageism United States.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Bertsche, Rachel, author.
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