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{{Short description|2021 memoir by Priyanka Chopra}}
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| author = [[Priyanka Chopra Jonas]]
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| published = 9 February 2021
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'''''Unfinished''''' is a 2021 [[memoir]] by Indian actress [[Priyanka Chopra Jonas]]. Described as a "collection of personal essays, stories and observations", the book chronicles important moments in Chopra Jonas' life and her twenty-year-long career, such as working as an actress-producer and [[UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador]] and her marriage to the American singer and actor [[Nick Jonas]].

After facing a one-month postponement, it was released by [[Penguin Random House]] on 9 February 2021 and reached [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''The New York Times'' Best Seller list]] in the United States and topped the [[Nielsen BookScan]] best seller list in India.

== Synopsis ==
It has been described as a collection of personal essays, stories and observations by Chopra Jonas.<ref name="bs" /> ''Unfinished'' chronicles important moments in Chopra Jonas' life and her twenty-year-long career, such as working as an actress-producer and a [[UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador]].<ref name="thr" />

== Background and release ==
In June 2018, it was announced that Indian actress [[Priyanka Chopra Jonas]] would publish her [[memoir]] titled ''Unfinished'' in 2019 by [[Penguin Books]] in India, [[Ballantine Books]] in the United States, and [[Michael Joseph (publisher)|Michael Joseph]] in the United Kingdom.<ref name="bs">{{cite news |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/priyanka-chopra-to-come-out-with-memoir-in-2019-118061901176_1.html |title=Priyanka Chopra to come out with memoir in 2019 |author=Press Trust of India |work=Business Standard |date=19 June 2018 |accessdate=19 June 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619182502/https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/priyanka-chopra-to-come-out-with-memoir-in-2019-118061901176_1.html |archive-date=19 June 2018}}</ref> In October 2020, Chopra Jonas announced that the book would go on sale on 19 January 2021.<ref name="thr">{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/priyanka-chopra-jonas-to-release-memoir-unfinished|title=Priyanka Chopra Jonas to Release Memoir, 'Unfinished'|last=Perez|first=Lexy|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=2 October 2020|access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref> Pre-orders started on 2 October 2020.<ref name="thr" /> The release, however, was postponed to 9 February 2021.<ref name="thr" />

==Reception==
''Unfinished'' received critical acclaim. Writing for [[Associated Press]], Molly Sprayregen, who termed the book as "deeply open and honest account", wrote, "Chopra Jonas' writing is open, engaging, and full of energy. She writes, it seems, to connect. The experience feels intimate, like Chopra Jonas is exchanging stories with a friend over coffee. Her stories are exceedingly personal, and despite being an international movie star, many of them even feel relatable."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/review-priyanka-chopra-jonas-reveals-private-life-details-75753999|title=Review: Priyanka Chopra Jonas reveals private life details|last=Sprayregen |first=Molly|website=ABC News|date=8 February 2021|access-date=9 February 2021}}</ref> Shaistha Khan from ''[[Arab News]]'' felt that the book was "written for a Western audience, further strengthening Chopra's foothold in Hollywood".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1812681/lifestyle |title=Priyanka Chopra Jonas's memoir 'Unfinished' is safe, predictable |last=Khan |first=Shaistha |date=20 February 2021 |access-date=23 February 2021 |work=[[Arab News]] }}</ref> Divya Kala Bhavani of ''[[The Hindu]]'' called it "an unapologetic tribute to how hard Chopra Jonas worked and continues to work in contentious Hollywood but how she thrives in it".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/unfinished-audible-audiobook-review-priyanka-chopra-jonas-laughs-tears-intrigue/article34280856.ece |title='Unfinished' by Priyanka Chopra Jonas on Audible: intrigue, tears and giggles on tap |date=9 April 2021 |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=Hyderabad, India |access-date=30 April 2021 |last=Bhavani |first=Divya Kala }}</ref> In a review published in ''[[The Quint]]'', Karishma Upadhyay spoke of how Chopra Jonas' writing "sounds exactly how she talks—measured, engaging and full of humour and energy".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/celebrities/priyanka-chopra-jonas-book-unfinished-memoir-review |title=Priyanka's 'Unfinished' is Measured, Engaging & Full of Humour |date=14 February 2021 |work=[[The Quint]] |last=Upadhyay |first=Karishma |access-date=30 April 2021 }}</ref>

''Unfinished'' reached ''[[The New York Times Best Seller list]]'' in the United States and topped the [[Nielsen BookScan]] best seller list in India.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/hardcover-nonfiction/|title=Hardcover Nonfiction - Best Sellers - Books|website=The New York Times|date=28 February 2021|access-date=23 February 2021}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.unfinishedbypriyanka.com/}}

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[[Category:2021 non-fiction books]]
[[Category:Penguin Books books]]
[[Category:Indian memoirs]]

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