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    BRAVE

    By Rose McGowan

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    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A revealing memoir and empowering manifesto - As featured in Ronan Farrow's CATCH AND KILL and Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey's SHE SAID


    "BRAVE works beautifully as a manifesto. It’s a call to arms—not just against the specific men who mistreated McGowan and the men and women who enabled that mistreatment, but against an industry."—The Boston Globe

    Rose McGowan was born in one cult and came of age in another, more visible cult: Hollywood.

    In a strange world where she was continually on display, stardom soon became a personal nightmare of constant exposure and sexualization. Rose escaped into the world of her mind, something she had done as a child, and into high-profile relationships. Every detail of her personal life became public, and the realities of an inherently sexist industry emerged with every script, role, public appearance, and magazine cover. The Hollywood machine packaged her as a sexualized bombshell, hijacking her image and identity and marketing them for profit.

    Hollywood expected Rose to be silent and cooperative and to stay the path. Instead, she rebelled and asserted her true identity and voice. She reemerged unscripted, courageous, victorious, angry, smart, fierce, unapologetic, controversial, and real as f*ck.

    BRAVE is her raw, honest, and poignant memoir/manifesto—a no-holds-barred, pull-no-punches account of the rise of a millennial icon, fearless activist, and unstoppable force for change who is determined to expose the truth about the entertainment industry, dismantle the concept of fame, shine a light on a multibillion-dollar business built on systemic misogyny, and empower people everywhere to wake up and be BRAVE.

    "My life, as you will read, has taken me from one cult to another. BRAVE is the story of how I fought my way out of these cults and reclaimed my life. I want to help you do the same." -Rose McGowan

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateJan 30, 2018
    ISBN9780062655998
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    Rose McGowan

    ROSE McGOWAN is a thought leader and agent of change. As a writer, director, music artist, icon, entrepreneur, and feminist whistle-blower, she focused a spotlight on injustice and inequality in the entertainment industry and beyond. As an activist, she led a movement to break the silence and became a leading voice in the fight to disrupt the status quo. By creating the social justice platform #ROSEARMY, she has signaled to the world that it is time to think differently and be better. Rose gained recognition as an actress who held lead roles in films such as The Doom Generation, Scream, Jawbreaker, and Planet Terror. She starred on the hit series Charmed, one of the longest-running female-led shows in tv history. Her directorial debut, Dawn, was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. Join the movement at ROSEARMY.com.

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    • 5/5
      Do I believe in all of her views? No I don't. And that's okay. But I do believe in her words about women and our struggle is real. Thank you Rose for writing your story and the story about women in this nation. I am hanging on your words of encouragement in the midst of the battle. Thanks again Rose for everything you have done for the advancement of all women.
    • 5/5
      I loved her story. Made me feel very motivated as a woman to get out there and make real change in what we women can do. Also, as a survivor of workplace harassment, I was scared of telling anyone for fear of losing my job so I felt a real empathy with her and what she went through. I highly recommend this book for anyone who wants to understand what it is like to be a woman in the world today.
    • 5/5
      Thank you so very much Rose McGowan. This book exceeded everything I hoped it would be.
      #ROSEARMY

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      the first 20% of this book, in which McGowan talks about her childhood and early life, wasn't particularly engaging to me, but I'm so glad I didn't dnf this one. once she starts writing about Hollywood and sexism and women's issues, she's at her best and the rest of the book is really powerful.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Not only is McGowan Brave, but she is angry and has every right to be. I just want to give her a hug.

      1 person found this helpful