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Gabrielle Giffords writes memoir with husband

A memoir by wounded Arizona politician Gabrielle Giffords and her retired astronaut husband, Mark Kelly, will be released on Nov. 15, the book's publisher said Wednesday.
/ Source: Reuters

A memoir by wounded Arizona politician Gabrielle Giffords and her retired astronaut husband, Mark Kelly, will be released on Nov. 15, the book's publisher said Wednesday.

The book, titled "Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope," will be published by Scribner.

It tells the story of Giffords' and Kelly's lives together and chronicles the Congresswoman's life and recovery since she was shot through the head at a political rally in January, Scribner said.

Six people were killed and 13 wounded, among them Giffords, when a gunman opened fire at the "Congress on Your Corner" event outside a Tucson, Arizona, grocery store

Giffords, who is receiving intensive physical therapy in Houston, has been working closely on the book with Kelly and co-writer Jeffrey Zaslow, an author and Wall Street Journal columnist, the publisher said.

"Congresswoman Giffords has been fully engaged with the collaborative writing process of the book at every step," said Brian Belfiglio, a Scribner publicist.

The publisher, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, said in a statement the book would also offer a "deeply personal account" of Kelly's career path from combat pilot to commander of the Space Shuttle Endeavour's final mission earlier this year.

Scribner said a portion of the authors' net proceeds would go to charities in Arizona.

Jared Loughner was indicted on 49 counts following the shootings. He is being treated at a prison hospital after being declared mentally incompetent to stand trial. (Reporting by David Schwartz; Editing by Tim Gaynor and Jerry Norton)