Gypsy Rose Blanchard will narrate her memoir's audiobook. Here's when it goes on sale

Folks who've kept a close eye on Gypsy Rose Blanchard over the years will soon be able to connect with her in a new way.

Blanchard announced Tuesday that she will be narrating an audiobook version of her memoir "My Time to Stand," which is expected for release on Dec. 10.

"This project is close to my heart and I can’t wait to bring it to life with my own voice," Blanchard said in an Instagram post . "Sharing my story can be challenging, but it’s important for me to raise awareness about what I, and so many others, have gone through."

According to the book's summary on Penguin Random House , "My Time to Stand" explores the abusive cycle that began with Blanchard's grandfather, Blanchard's fear that continued unnecessary surgery would leave her truly disabled, how Blanchard coped with guilt and accepted responsibility for her mother's death, memories of Blanchard's final days in prison, what Blanchard learned upon reviewing her own medical records and how Blanchard felt to see her family for the first time after prison. The 304-page book will also feature family photos.

Blanchard wrote the book in collaboration with Melissa Moore, executive producer of "Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up" and "Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard" and Michele Matrisciani, a New York Times bestselling author.

"My Time to Stand" follows Blanchard's first memoir, "Released: Conversations on the Eve of Freedom," an eBook Blanchard released in January.

Here's where you can preorder 'My Time to Stand'

• Amazon : $26.96 (hardcover), $14.99 (Kindle) and $21.43 (audiobook)
• Barnes & Noble : $29.95 (hardcover) and $14.99 (eBook)
• Walmart : $26.96 (hardcover)
• Target : $29.95 (hardcover)
• Powell's : $29.95 (hardcover)
• Hudson Booksellers : $29.95 (hardcover)
• Books-A-Million : $29.95 (hardcover) and $14.99 (eBook)
• Penguin Random House's Bookshop : $27.85 (hardcover)
• Apple Books : $14.99 (eBook)
• Kobo : $14.99 (eBook) and $19.99 (audiobook)

What was Gypsy's case about?

Blanchard's mother Dee Dee was alleged to have made her daughter appear to have a range of physical and development ailments, including leukemia, asthma and muscular dystrophy in order to gain disability payments and gifts from charity. She reportedly suffered from Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a mental condition in which someone makes another person ill for sympathy or gain.

In 2008, Dee Dee and Gypsy moved into a newly built home on the north side of Springfield after their rental home in Louisiana was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. The Blanchards purchased the Springfield home from Habitat for Humanity of Springfield.

Gypsy spent much of her life wheelchair-bound but eventually sought help from Godejohn, whom she met online, to escape her mother. Godejohn traveled from Wisconsin, where he lived, to Springfield, where the two made plans to kill Dee Dee.

On June 14, 2015, police were alerted to a post on Dee Dee's Facebook page that read, "That B*** is dead!" before Dee Dee's body was found dead in her home from multiple stab wounds . Simultaneously, Gypsy was nowhere to be found, as she had fled to Wisconsin with Godejohn.

Following the pair's arrest, Gypsy pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 10 years for her role in the fatal stabbing of her mother. She became eligible for parole after serving 85% of her sentence.

Godejohn remains behind bars. He was sentenced to life in prison for stabbing and killing Dee Dee. He continues to fight for a new trial , claiming his initial lawyers' defense failed to properly convey his level of autism in a diminished capacity defense.

Greta Cross is the trending topics reporter for the Springfield News-Leader. She has more than five years of journalism experience covering everything from Ozarks history to Springfield’s LGBTQIA+ community. Follow her on X and Instagram @gretalcross. Story idea? Email her at gcross@news-leader.com .

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