Brave. Rose McGowan

COPYRIGHT

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      First published in Great Britain by HQ, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 2018

      Copyright © Rose McGowan 2018

      Rose McGowan asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

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      Ebook Edition © January 2018 ISBN: 9780008291105

PRAISE FOR BRAVE

      ‘Brave is a blisteringly raw, angry and graphic account of a life marred by growing up in a cult, abuse and tragedy . . . there are few who have dared to be as brutally honest and angry about their treatment by the Hollywood machine as McGowan.’

       i News

      ‘Her memoir is an unapologetically furious read. Sweary, raw and unrefined, Brave is female rage as it is rarely allowed to be seen.’

       The Pool

      ‘Sensationally explosive . . . A battle cry you want to get behind.’

       The Sunday Times Culture

      ‘This memoir is more than just Brave, it’s a game-changing, tooth bared roar of defiance’

       ’The Mail on Sunday

      ‘McGowan set out to write a book that examines abuse, and she has done just that.’

       The Guardian

      ‘Rose McGowan’s courage is palpable in an exposé that condemns Hollywood misogyny and the “monster”.’

       The Observer

DEDICATION

       Dedicated to all of us survivors

      CONTENTS

      1  COVER

      2  TITLE PAGE

      3  COPYRIGHT

      4  PRAISE FOR BRAVE

      5  DEDICATION

      6  CONTENTS

      7  AUTHOR’S NOTE

      8  PREFACE

      9  INTRODUCTION

      10  PART ONE CHILD OF GOD AMERICAN GIRL RUNAWAY THINKER BRUTALITY CAPTIVITY IT BEGINS DEATH OF SELF CIRCUS LIFE TELEVISED LIFE DESTRUCTION

      11  PART TWO ASHES TO ASHES PHOENIX RISE CULT OF THOUGHT WE ARE BRAVE

      12  P. S.

      13  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      14  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

      15  CREDITS

      16  ABOUT THE PUBLISHER

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