{"id":223,"date":"2008-09-11T15:10:59","date_gmt":"2008-09-11T15:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gospelsoundcheck\/2008\/09\/britney-spears-mom-releases-me.html"},"modified":"2008-09-11T15:10:59","modified_gmt":"2008-09-11T15:10:59","slug":"britney-spears-mom-releases-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/gospelsoundcheck\/2008\/09\/britney-spears-mom-releases-me.html","title":{"rendered":"Britney Spears&#8217; mom releases memoir with Christian publisher Thomas Nelson"},"content":{"rendered":"<form mt:asset-id=\"1191\" class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ThroughTheStormLynneSpears.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/ThroughTheStormLynneSpears.jpg\" width=\"136\" height=\"200\" class=\"mt-image-right\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0 0 20px 20px;\" \/><\/form>\n<p>As we&#8217;ve been <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gospelsoundcheck\/2008\/09\/was-britney-spears-a-christian.html\" target=\"_blank\">talking a bit this week about Britney Spears <\/a>and a bit of news I found that said she started as a Christian singer, I also found out that her mom&#8217;s book comes out next week.The book, which was originally titled<em> Pop Culture Mom: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World<\/em>, was supposed to be released this past May by Christian publisher Thomas Nelson. When the media broke the story about Jamie Lynne&#8217;s pregnancy last December, Thomas Nelson delayed the book&#8217;s release.<!--more-->In a press release from last December 20, 2007, Michael S. Hyatt, president and CEO of Thomas Nelson said: &#8220;From the onset, the media have inaccurately reported that Lynne Spears&#8217; book is a parenting book. I&#8217;m sure this helps fuel tabloid readership, but it is simply not true. Lynne&#8217;s memoir will provide a window into the real-life world of fame and worldly success, including the toll it extracts from some who aspire to it. It will provide a much-needed corrective to a world obsessed with the wrong priorities.&#8221;I remember at the time being surprised that a Christian publisher was releasing the book and was looking forward to learning more about the Spears family&#8217;s spiritual background. A Christian publisher like Nelson wouldn&#8217;t put out a book that didn&#8217;t have a strong Christian message.The book has been retitled, <em>Through the Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World<\/em>. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thomasnelson.com\/consumer\/custom\/top20\/Through_The_Storm_Lynne_Spears_Lorilee_Craker.asp\" target=\"_blank\">promotional summary <\/a>reads:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Through the Storm <\/em>takes readers outside the narrow orbit of the Hollywood glitterati. Lynne shares how fame forever changed their family; her regrets letting managers, agents, and record companies direct the lives of her children; the challenges that shaped Lynne and Jamie&#8217;s failed marriage and how they affected Bryan, Britney, and Jamie Lynn; the startling events that led to Britney&#8217;s breakdown; the aftermath of Jamie Lynn&#8217;s pregnancy; and how the family has tried pulling together to recapture a sense of hope and purpose. <em>Through the Storm<\/em>, says Lynne, is &#8220;the story of one simple Southern woman whose family got caught in a tornado called fame, and who is still trying to sort through the debris scattered all over her life in the aftermath. It&#8217;s who I am, warts and all, with some true confessions that took a long time to get up the nerve to discuss.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The book is written by Lynne Spears with Lorilee Craker and releases next week. I&#8217;m waiting for my review copy, and I&#8217;ll have more for you then!Can&#8217;t wait for the book? 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