Shania Twain is a global icon now, but her story didn’t begin on a glamorous stage. It began in Timmins, Ontario, in a crowded house where money was scarce, the furnace didn’t always run, and dinner wasn’t guaranteed. Her stepfather’s reforestation job barely covered the basics, her mother battled depression, and Shania—one of five kids—learned early how to go without. She noticed the difference at school. Lunchtime meant pretending she’d “left her sandwich in the locker,” while quietly hoping classmates wouldn’t finish theirs. Music became her escape. She’d slip into the woods with a guitar, build a tiny fire, and...
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