From This Moment On

By: Shania Twain

Narrated by: Sherie Rene Scott, Shania Twain

From superstar Shania Twain, a poignant, heartfelt, and beautifully told account of her hard-scrabble childhood, rise to worldwide fame, and personal tragedies.

The world may know Shania Twain as many things: a music legend, a mother, and recently, a fixture in the news for her painful, public divorce and subsequent marriage to a cherished friend. But in this extraordinary autobiography, Shania reveals that she is so much more. She is Eilleen Twain, one of five children born into poverty in rural Canada, where her family often didn’t have enough food to send her to school with lunch. She’s the teenage girl who helped her mother and young siblings escape to a battered woman’s shelter to put an end to the domestic violence in her family home. And she’s the courageous twenty-two-year-old who sacrificed to keep her younger siblings together after her parents were tragically killed in a car accident.

Shania Twain’s life has evolved from a series of pivotal moments, and in unflinching, heartbreaking prose, Shania spares no details as she takes us through the events that have made her who she is. She recounts her difficult childhood, her parents’ sudden death and its painful aftermath, her dramatic rise to stardom, her devastating betrayal by a trusted friend, and her joyful marriage to the love of her life. From these moments, she offers profound, moving insights into families, personal tragedies, making sense of one’s life, and the process of healing. Shania Twain is a singular, remarkable woman who has faced enormous odds and downfalls, and her extraordinary story will provide wisdom, inspiration, and hope for almost anyone.

Overall Great Book

The only reason why I choose not to give this book a five star rating is because of the narrator. She lacks emotion, her voice is monotone and I found it distracting from the story being told. I feel that these books are best read by the author (celebrity). Hearing another voice - especially one that was not best suited for this role took away from the story. The narrator is hard to hear.

Completely Honest

Thank you, Shania, for your honesty about your life and your journey. Shania's story gives inspiration to others... nothing is impossible, and the power to forgive can move mountains. I loved her music and prosona when I was in my early 20's (I'm 57 now), and my 27, 31 year old daughters love her as well and enjoyed Shania's last concert in Ft worth. This book definitely expands on her documentary and fills in a lot of missing elements that the documentry doesn't include based on time.

Needs more editing

Kudos to Shania for perseverance to develop her talent to become the unique superstar that she is despite a hardscrabble, traumatic childhood. The story skips over some topics that beg for more details such as excitement of her siblings or her own excitement when her star began to rise and bogs us down with specific names of her crew, that most people aren't familiar with. She's not a professional writer so she sprinkles in canned lines or reassurances that sound like things she heard from a counselor. The technical clarity of the sound seems to vary. While others wrote that the narration was flat, I felt it sounded like a young woman telling the story as Shania wrote it. The closing segment by Shania was disappointing. It's unfortunate that her voice has changed. Her speaking voice sounds rather nasal but her message, while again offers platitudes, seems she is still an insecure little girl.
I love her music and hope she finds happiness.

Loved it!

I have always loved Shania’s music, but have learned more about her as a person over the past year and it makes me appreciate her and her music even more. What a fascinating life story and her willingness to openly share intimate details of her life with the public is truly generous. I so appreciated her offering this story of her life as it goes to show that everyone faces their own struggles in life, and even when it seems someone has it made, there are so many things going on behind the scenes that they are struggling with that you may not know. This book was a wonderful read and I truly appreciate Shania’s reflective, self-aware, open nature throughout the book. I appreciate her sharing her story as I found it very relatable and commend her bravery for choosing to share this with the world, and enjoyed that she read the beginning and ending chapters in her own voice. Thank you for sharing, Shania (and Eileen 😊).

Good insight, not so good narration

I enjoyed the story, the look into Shania Twain’s life. Her childhood struggles, her “making it” and even some of struggles with that. Overall I felt it was a honest telling of someone’s life. However, the narrator didn’t feel like a good fit, unfortunately. In hindsight, I probably would have enjoyed this one better if I’d read the paper copy.