Brooke Shields is Not Allowed to Get Old

Thoughts on ageing as a woman

Brooke Shields

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Piatkus Books
08 April 2025

Coping with old age; Self-help & personal development

From generational icon Brooke Shields comes an intimate and empowering exploration of ageing that flips the script on the idea of what it means for a woman to grow older

Brooke Shields has spent a lifetime in the public eye. Growing up as a child actor and model, her every feature was scrutinised, 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 ageing.

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 candour, 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 humour 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 galvanising, Brooke's honesty and vulnerability will resonate with women everywhere, and spark a new conversation about the power and promise of midlife.

By: Brooke Shields
Imprint: Piatkus Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 22mm
ISBN: 9780349441924
ISBN 10: 0349441928
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 08 April 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Brooke Shields is an actress, author, mother, and wife. She is the author of two previous books, Down Came the Rain and There Was a Little Girl. She resides with her family in New York City, where she was born.