Sophie Grégoire Trudeau says her new book won't have the gossip some people seek

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau's new book isn't going to have the «gossip» that some people may be seeking about the end of her marriage to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

«I've met enough humans in my life to know that, yes, some will be trying to sniff out the gossip … [but] there's not much to sniff out, to be honest,» Grégoire Trudeau told

«I'm in a family and I'm raising my kids, and I've had, you know, a partner where sincerity, open conversations, difficult conversations, are at the core of who we are as a family.

»I feel that this space of calm inside me, most people sense it. And the ones who don't, well, it's OK. I can't control that."

Grégoire Trudeau and the prime minister announced their separation last August, after 18 years of marriage.

Canada does not have an official role of First Lady in the way that countries like the U.S. do, but nonetheless she became the spouse of a world leader when Trudeau's Liberals were elected in 2015.

It's not a role that she significantly identifies with.

«People were asking me, 'How is it to be the wife of a prime minister?'» she said.

«And I was like, 'What are you talking about?' Like, I'm just Sophie G. in the house. I'm staying the same person.»

Book explores emotional literacy

Her new book,, came out Tuesday.

Part memoir, part self-help guide, the book's press release says it invites readers on a «deeply personal journey toward self-knowledge, acceptance and empowerment.» It's the first of a two-part book deal with publisher Penguin Random House. The second one will be a children's book, expected next year.

Grégoire Trudeau said the book was finished and submitted before the split was announced, and she wasn't tempted to update the manuscript with any details.

The former couple have three