Teresa Giudice's tell-all to be released four days after prison term ends

Gallery Books announced that the 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' star's memoir will be called 'Turning the Tables'

Teresa's Giudice's inevitable prison tell-all will come out Feb. 9 -- four days after her prison sentence formally ends -- and is called, again inevitably, "Turning the Tables: From Housewife to Inmate and Back Again," according to People magazine, whose staff writer K.C. Baker is serving as Giudice's co-author.

The "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star won't leave the federal prison system officially until Feb. 5, but she is expected to be released to home confinement on Dec. 23 after serving just under a year for bankruptcy fraud and conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud.

"While we've all watched Teresa's life unfold on television, 'Turning the Tables' will mark the first time we will hear all of Teresa's incredible life story, including her recent stint in prison," Gallery Books publisher Jennifer Bergstrom tells People.

It will include stories of her humble North Jersey upbringing ("Don't forget girlfriend, I'm from Paterson!") and how she wound up behind bars, although experts tells NJ Advance Media that Son of Sam laws would prevent her from talking about the specifics of the financial fraud committed by her and her husband Joe.

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"Turning the Tables" is a nod to the moment that turned Giudice from a flighty New Jersey housewife with a fetish for leopard print and paying cash to a reality show hellion for the ages. Witness:

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Giudice can currently be heard, but not seen, in the three-part "Real Housewives of New Jersey" special "Teresa Checks In," which drops in on husband Joe as he juggles his four young daughters while their mother is in prison.

There's no official word about how much publisher Gallery Books is paying Giudice, who has also co-authored a series of bestselling cookbooks under her "Skinny Italian" brand. The couple recently lost their Manahawkin vacation home to foreclosure, and a judge in Morris County rejected their challenge of the foreclosure proceedings on their Montville Township mansion, sending it forward in the process as an uncontested matter.

Vicki Hyman may be reached at vhyman@njadvancemedia.com. Follow her on Twitter @vickihy. Find NJ.com/Entertainment on Facebook. You can also check out her podcast TV Hangover with co-host Erin Medley, in which they discuss Sunday's debut of "Teresa Checks In":

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NJ.com TV critic Vicki Hyman and super fan Erin Medley talk top TV news, discuss returning favorites "Fargo" and gush over "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend." Play along to "Name the Show," then get caught up on the latest "Real Housewives of New Jersey" special. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Stitcher.

SHOW RUNDOWN

00:26 -- Happy birthday Vicki!

03:53 -- News of the week

15:27 -- "Fargo" premiere and the benefits of anthologies

22:00 -- Is "Quantico" the next "Secrets and Lies"?

28:08 -- CW does it right with "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" and "Jane the Virgin"

34:45 -- Can you "Name that Show"?

42:28 -- Checking out "Teresa Checks In" on Bravo

46:21 -- Wrap up