If Only by Geri Halliwell

››› Get audio book for free. ‹‹‹ Original Title: If Only ISBN: 0385334753 ISBN13: 9780385334754 Autor: Geri Halliwell Rating: 4.4 of 5 stars (3448) counts Original Format: Hardcover, 400 pages Download Format: PDF, FB2, MOBI, MP3. Published: October 19th 1999 / by Delacorte Press / (first published 1999) Language: English Genre(s): Biography- 30 users Nonfiction- 27 users Biography >Autobiography- 14 users Autobiography >Memoir- 10 users Music- 7 users

Description: From ex-Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, one of the world's most famous pop superstars, comes her own honest, revealing, and poignant life story. For the first time ever, Geri herself takes readers past

the glamorous facade of Ginger Spice to show the vulnerably real young woman behind it. Illustrated with dozens of photographs, "If Only" is part coming-of-age story and part inspirational memoir, chronicling Geri's search for acceptance and purpose that would lead her into, and ultimately away from, music's greatest girl-group phenomenon, the Spice Girls.As the unofficial spokesperson for the Spice Girls, as the woman who coined the term "Girl Power", or as the heartstopping beauty in the famous Union Jack dress, Geri Halliwell had quite a lot to do with making journalists and pop music fans around the world pay attention to a virtually unknown quintet from London. Geri's departure from the band in May 1998, when they were at their chart-busting peak, was front-page news around the world, leaving reporters and fans scrambling for answers. Now, in "If Only", Geri Halliwell is ready to share, detailing her troubled childhood, her father's untimely death, her breast-cancer scare, her complex relationships with the other Spice Girls, and her constant battle with feelings of inadequacy. Geri Halliwell had grown up telling herself "if only". If only she were taller. If only she were thinner. If only she were more talented. By learning never to give up, never to accept the status quo, Geri turned a life of urban poverty, ill health, and broken promises into one of wealth, celebrity, and social activism. An inspirational book from a remarkable young woman who took a step back to gainperspective and to devote herself to the causes for which she feels strongly, "If Only" is more than a real-life Cinderella story. It is a lesson in perseverance and self-esteem for girls and women everywhere.

About Author:

Geraldine Estelle "Geri" Halliwell (born 6 August 1972) is an English pop singer-songwriter, clothes designer, author and actress. Halliwell came to international prominence in the 1990s as Ginger Spice, a member of girl group the Spice Girls. On 30 May 1998, Halliwell left the Spice Girls due to depression and differences within the group. In 2007, it was announced that the Spice Girls had reunited, and that Halliwell had rejoined the group. Together they embarked on the

Return of the Spice Girls tour and released a Greatest Hits album. Halliwell has reportedly amassed a $30 million fortune during her last two years in the group.[5] In 1999, Halliwell launched her solo career and released her debut album Schizophonic, it spawned three number ones at the UK Singles Chart: "Mi Chico Latino," "Lift Me Up," and "Bag It Up," while the lead single, "Look at Me," peaked at number 2. In 2001, Halliwell followed up with her second album, Scream If You Wanna Go Faster; the first single, "It's Raining Men," was a major hit worldwide, it peaked at number 1 in the UK and peaked in the top 10 in over 27 countries, becoming Halliwell's biggest hit to date. Halliwell released her third studio album, Passion, in 2005. Geri has been nominated for four Brit Awards (in 2000 and 2002). After a few years of relative obscurity, in April of 2010, Halliwell announced that she had started working on new music.[6] In April 2013, the Nine Network announced that she would become the fourth judge on Australia's Got Talent.[7] On 12 September 2013, it was announced that Halliwell would return to the music industry in Australia with the release of her first solo single in nearly eight years, "Half of Me".[

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Rewiews:

Nov 11, 2009 Eden Rated it: it was amazing Recommends it for: Spice Girls fans, Geri/Ginger fans, people who like biographies of celebrities Shelves: favorites, books-i-own, read-more-than-once, autobiography-biography-memoir, reviewed "No two people see events the same way. Everybody's truth is different. This is my truth. If only there was a world with no pain...only love. If only there was no fear. If only..." That is how the book begins and I've always loved that part. Every diary I've had I've always wrote that on the inside. If Only by Geri Halliwell, most people probably know her better as Ginger Spice, the book goes through her life from the time she is young through the Spice years, her solor career and life after the Spic "No two people see events the same way. Everybody's truth is different. This is my truth. If only there was a world with no pain...only love. If only there was no fear. If only..." That is how the book begins and I've always loved that part. Every diary I've had I've always wrote that on the inside. If Only by Geri Halliwell, most people probably know her better as Ginger Spice, the book goes through her life from the time she is young through the Spice years, her solor career and life after the Spice Girls. Geri's relationship with her father is very touching. I read If Only when I was, maybe 13, and around age 12 is when a lot of problems started with my parents. By the time I was 13 I was depressed most of the time and this book really helped me a lot. People can think what they want of Geri Halliwell, but the only thing that matters to me is what I think of her; she's a great person and has really accomplished a lot. I really had no idea to what her life was like until I read this book. Geri did things she wasn't proud of and she's not perfect and I think this book really can show you that stars are people just like us. When I read If Only and finished it for the first time, I felt good and determined. No matter what I went through I wasn't going to let it beat me. This book definitely was inspiring. It inspired me to go after my dreams and that's just what I am doing. 5 likes