If Only

by Geri Halliwell

Book Overview

The former Spice Girl known as Ginger Spice takes readers inside the life that led to Girl Power, revealing the real woman beneath the glamorous facade. Part coming-of-age story, part celebrity... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385259247
• ISBN13: 9780385259248
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Doubleday Canada
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Understated Writer

Sometimes a celebrity writes a book and they are not really writers. Geri is a writer. Geri has a brilliant mind. In her books she shares with us the many stages of psychological growth she has experienced in great detail. Her memory is amazing, but that may be because she is a diary-keeper. Her main idea is to give it to you straight, but she has a beautiful way of revealing her Truth. She knows her mind and her heart, but at the same time she comes back around with a new goal for herself and her life that challenges something she wrote previously. This is life. And if you think she was impulsive to tell her story right after leaving the Girls then she would agree with you because she has already written a book after this one that is essentially a part II in which she continues to critique her own behaviors, learn her own lessons and live her own life. I highly recommend for anyone interested in an honest woman telling her story in a vulnerable way we can all identify with and a charm we can all adore in those who rise from their own ashes.

good bio

this is a good insite to her life. Its come directly from her, not some 3rd party trying to make money. She says the good and bad, and doesnt try to glam her life or portray herself as someone who sturggled and was put upon. I think it makes her more human and normal, than some famous music star.

IF ONLY I CAME ACROSS THIS BOOK EARLIER!

Geri Halliwell deserves a standing ovation. Iam not a huge fan of the spice girls and was a bit unsure about this book thinking that it would be aimed for teenage readers.Geri really poors her heart out in this book over very personal issues , and takes the reader on a tour down the road she walked all the way to where she is today. I applaud her with her honesty in this book , and on some of the photos that she included in the book , photos in which she was subject to alot of criticism, a classic tale of "the past came back to haunt her" I truly admire her for her courage. All spice girls fans and non-fans will enjoy this book thoroughly and would not want the book to finish. When I started to read this I could not put it down and I was up reading this book up to 3:30 am every morning and I had to force myself to put it down so I could got to sleep.

WORTH A LOOK

THIS BOOK IS A TRUELY INSPIRATIONAL BOOK FOR ANYONE TO READ. THIS BOOK GOES DEEP INTO THE SOUL OF A STRONG WOMAN WHO STARTED WITH A LIFE OF ALMOST NOTHING AND WENT TO BEING IN ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFULL FEMALE BANDS IN HISTORY. SHE DISCUSSES HOW SHE DEALT WITH LIFE AND GROWING UP, HER TROUBLE WITH AN EATING DISORDER AND HOW SHE FOUND THE STRENGTH TO START HER CAREER OVER AFTER LEAVING THE NUMBER ONE POP-BAND, SPICE GIRLS, RISKING A LAWA-SUIT AND LOSING ALL THE MONEY SHE HAD EARNED, ALL SO THAT SHE COULD LIVE HER LIFE THE WAY SHE WANTED, AND HOW SHE HELPED THE WOMENS BREAT CANCER FOUNDATION. THIS BOOK IS WRITTEN SUPERURBLY AND IS A MUST READ.

This book proves Geri is the most talented of Spiceworld

This book is great, funny, amusing and even sentimental: thisis a must read book which had me coming back for more.If Only is arefreshing breath of fresh air to all the media trash that is written about Geri all the time. At last with this book she has proved she can write a book as good as she can write her song lyrics.If Only also answers the question "why did you leave the spice girls?" And unfortunately your just gonna have to buy the book, and give something towards the breast cancer charities.A funny, charming and inspirational insight into the life of Geri Halliwell.

GREAT BOOK!!

A book capturing the life and times of Geri Halliwell. A Spice fan may love this book as well but it proves to be a full-force autobiography on the woman formerly known as Ginger Spice. I would not recommend this book to kids, because the truth does hurt. Ginger Spice was a part of the character known as Geri Halliwell. The book shows many different viewpoints of her life. From nieve English girl to a confident superstar. From being a former glamour (nude) model to a television presenter, maybe the suburban moms/dads might want to flip through the heavily detailed pages before they let their kids read it.The book "If Only" is very down-to-earth and contains so many subjects that each of us readers could relate to. After the book triggered many memories of my own, I couldn't help to think - Dreams really do come true.