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
Biografie
Brooke Shields wurde 1965 in New York geboren. Schon als Kind stand sie in Louis Malles "Pretty Baby" vor der Kamera, als Teenager dann im Film "Die Blaue Lagune". Sie studierte französische Literatur an der Princeton University. Für ihre Rolle in der US-Fernsehserie "Suddenly Susan" erhielt sie den Golden Globe. Von 1997 bis 1999 war sie mit Andre Agassi verheiratet. Mit ihrem zweiten Ehemann, Christopher Thomas Henchy, hat sie eine Tochter.
