"A book about a rare life, profound love, profound grief, anxiety,
self-assurance, empowerment, aging, loss, and joy. It is nuanced,
complex, insightful, helpful, and constantly surprising." --Ann
Patchett, New York Times bestselling author of These Precious
Days
Writer and former model Paulina Porizkova pens a series of intimate,
introspective, and enlightening essays about the complexities of
womanhood at every age, pulling back the glossy magazine cover and
writing from the heart.
Born in Cold War Czechoslovakia, Paulina Porizkova rose to prominence as
a model, appearing on her first Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
cover in 1984. As the face of Estée Lauder in 1989, she was one of the
highest-paid models in the world. When she was cast in the music video
for the song "Drive" by The Cars, it was love at first sight for her and
frontman Ric Ocasek. He was forty at the time, and Porizkova was
nineteen. The decades to come would bring marriage, motherhood, a
budding writing career; and later sadness, loneliness, isolation, and
eventually divorce. Following her ex-husband's death--and the revelation
of a deep betrayal--Porizkova stunned fans with her fierce vulnerability
and disarming honesty as she let the whole world share in her experience
of being a woman who must start over.
This is a wise and compelling exploration of heartbreak, grief, beauty,
aging, relationships, re-invention and finding your purpose. In these
essays, Porizkova bares her soul and shares the lessons she's
learned--often the hard way. After a lifetime of being looked at, she is
ready to be heard.
