Country singer Shania Twain (pictured) has signed a book deal with Simon & Schuster’s Atria Books. The untitled autobiography will share details about Twain’s tragic past, her divorce with music producer Robert ‘Mutt’ Lange, and the career struggles she overcame to achieve music industry success.
Atria Books & Washington Square Press Publisher, Judith Curr acquired the manuscript, which includes world rights, from Robert B. Barnett of Williams & Connolly LLP. Senior Editor Sarah Durand will serve as editor for the project. The book will be published in spring 2011.
Twain says: “There have been moments in my life I was concerned by the reality that tomorrow would never come. Recently I experienced one of those moments to an intensity that brought on a sudden urgency to document my life before I ran out of time, before I had the opportunity to share an honest and complete account of my life, in my own words. There are times in your life that are meant for reflection, and this was one of them. I began writing this book with a sincere respect for the past, present and future as something never to be taken for granted.” (Via CBC News)