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Learning to Fly is a rather apt title for Victoria Beckham's autobiography as she spreads her wings and embarks on a solo career without the safety net of the Spice Girls. The well-trodden story of the girl group takes up less time than you would expect in this book as Victoria uses it more as a platform to redress the balance of the rumours, gossip and allegations in the tabloid press. And boy, are there plenty of them to get her teeth stuck into. Victoria is open and honest throughout the book and comes across as a reasonably level-headed person and not simply a pouting clothes horse with a taste for designer labels. In fact, Victoria tries a little too hard to dismiss her glamorous image, thus destroying a little bit of the mystery that made her one of the two most talked-about Spice Girls (along with Geri). Unfortunately, for someone who condemns the press for the interest they show in every trivial detail of her life, she is more than happy to push those same trivialities here. So we have to wade through a lot of unimportant detail before we get to the meaty stuff, but there's plenty of that. The early days of the Spice Girls makes for interesting reading, particularly her catty comments towards the unseen sixth Spice Girl Michelle ("she had less rhythm than a cement mixer") and her first encounters with David Beckham are made all the more interesting in that we know what happened next. If there's one thing that comes over it's her love of her husband and her son, a love that was strengthened by the death threats and kidnap attempts. But the book really moves up a gear as Victoria slowly comes to realise someone very close to them has betrayed them and used his position within the Beckhams' inner circle to make a quick buck. That betrayal obviously hit home very hard and one can't help, perhaps for the first time, to understand some of the pressures she faces on a daily basis. There are plenty of lighter moments though, such as her brief romantic dalliance with 80s teen movie idol Corey Haim, which ended with her booting him out of her car. A glossy, fun and entertaining read, this book shows that while she may be Learning to Fly Victoria Beckham has her feet on the ground and the world at her feet. --Jonathan Weir
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Lips may curl derisively at this one, but canny booksellers will realise that it has almost as much potential as partner David Beckham's highly successful ego trip. And Posh Spice, after all, gives the faintest impression (unlike hubby) that she might once have opened a book. But words are not the issue here: like the David Beckham book, this is a feast of beguiling images of the sylph-like Spice Girl. In text that gives an impression of great frankness (suggesting she might even have had something to do with the writing of the book), Posh conveys what it's like to be half of the most famous couple in Britain, and talks about the vulnerability that has clearly never left her. There's also a welcome humour and self-mockery that surfaces at times, but the core audience for the book will be going for the 75 new photographs along with the occasional revelation. Posh is apparently undertaking a packed two-week promotional tour for the book.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Read for the Beach!,
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This review is from: Learning To Fly (Paperback)
I could not put this book down from the moment I opened the first page. It is an honest, open and sometimes brutal look into the icon that is Victoria Beckham. Love her or hate her, this book gives you an open view into who she really is. From her struggles as a teenage outcast to her sometimes-turbulent relationship with hubby David Beckham I loved this read. She is very honest about Geri Halliwell and when she left the spice girls and doesn't hold back on some of the people that have hurt or sold her out down the road. I couldn't put it down and can't wait for the next installment.
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Victoria Beckham Soars,
By Mon "eveningstar77" (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Learning To Fly (Paperback)
This is an amazing biography! I grew up never really paying a whole lot of attention to the spice girls and didnt really care much about them. When someone suggested that I should read this book, I never knew her biography would be so interesting! It shows the other side of the stories that the press printed about her, many of it being false. Victoria grew up relatively normal, having the same problems as most teenage girls face and how she struggled with an eating disorder. It also talks about how spice girls was formed, the pain she suffered from being seperated from being away from her parents, and being in love with David Beckham. You also know how she feels about everything, about the music business and of her husbands profession. You can see the pain that victoria felt after seeing her husband and herself being abused by soccer fans and the press. Once you read this book you will have a new respect for Victoria and you will realize that there is more to her than being just "posh spice".
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A very honest book,
By "ayimazte" (California, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Learning To Fly (Paperback)
Victoria was my favorite Spice Girls, but I wasn't too big of a fan back then, coz I was busy with college. After the spice girls went solo, I didn't really care about them, just heard news of them here and there.. but nothing too crazy.. Recently the Beckhams have been under the affair allegations... and the press has been abusing Victoria claiming she was not around and many columnists blamed her for not being there for her husband. However Victoria on the other hand, has been strong and showing the public that she is there for her husband, their love is for real and they have a strong family. After this, I am crazy about her. I think she is my new idol... so I searched for the book very hard, since it's out of print. Finally got a copy and I finished it in 5 days. It's really good book, very honest. She deals with the same problem as every teenagers, acne, boyfriends, fat, look, friends etc. With everything she went through, she has grown to be a very woman with inner beauty and strength of steel.
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