by Sharon Stone
First published 2021
Sharon Stone opens her memoir by confronting the massive stroke that stripped away her health, career, fortune, and fame. The celebrated actress chronicles her determined fight to rebuild from nothing in an industry that discards failure. She traces her journey from a violent childhood through Hollywood's glamorous but predatory culture to her humanitarian work and motherhood. Stone describes how she found strength in her children and discovered meaning through helping others globally. The memoir reveals her most significant film roles, transformative friendships, crushing setbacks, and proudest achievements. Stone explains how she battled back to reclaim her voice and reunite with her family. Her refusal to stay silent about assault and exploitation under Hollywood's glittering surface drives the narrative. This account celebrates the resilience she built through trauma and her commitment to speaking truth regardless of consequences. Stone transforms personal devastation into a platform for activism and change.
Genres: autobiography, contemporary, memoir, biography-memoir
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: personal-growth, resilience, speaking-truth
Setting: Hollywood
Period: 21st-Century
244 pages · Hardcover · Knopf
Content warnings: abuse, sexual-assault