Any possibility that this refers to Iman, who came from east africa when she was a young woman (post college age, so 22 would fit) having been very privileged in Somalia, then suddenly a penniless exile (in Kenya) picked up to become a model and whisked to America and riches... a 'bad marriage' and a daughter.... before starting again (and marrying Bowie) and trying to get it right the second time around.
Equally a lot of possibilities to play with the fact that Bowie, too, had a wild youthful marriage (and a son from that) before crashing and reinventing himself (and marrying Iman) and trying to get it right the second time around...
Any possibility that this refers to Iman, who came from east africa when she was a young woman (post college age, so 22 would fit) having been very privileged in Somalia, then suddenly a penniless exile (in Kenya) picked up to become a model and whisked to America and riches... a 'bad marriage' and a daughter.... before starting again (and marrying Bowie) and trying to get it right the second time around. Equally a lot of possibilities to play with the fact that Bowie, too, had a wild youthful marriage (and a son from that) before crashing and reinventing himself (and marrying Iman) and trying to get it right the second time around...