This is the real Victoria, standing up for herself, her husband David and their little boy Brooklyn. She is famous, beautiful, glamorous, yes - but also very human, vulnerable and funny. Setting the record straight about the controversies that have surrounded her, she reveals the truth behind, among other things, the beginnings of the Spice Girls, her wedding, her health and the terrifying kidnap and death threats. 

Here too are the lessons that her extraordinary life has taught her. That it's good to have dreams and goals, and to achieve them is fantastic, but that getting what you want isn't all that matters; you have to get what you need - love, family and peace of mind.

Review from Amazon.co.uk:
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. 
By Jonathan Weir 

Review from Peguin.com :
'Learning to Fly' is a remarkably frank account of life as one of the most talked about, most photographed women in Britain today. Victoria describes candidly the disputes with Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson and former spice girl Geri Halliwell. She addresses the issue of her weight loss and health scares. She talks about the reality of life with David and their son Brooklyn. She also tells the story of her betrayal by a former bodyguard, hired to protect her and her family. The book is illustrated with numerous photos from Victoria's family albums.

Other Reviews:
'Extraordinary...compellingly honest, devastatingly frank...like a rummage through a close friend's private diary' - Daily Mail
'Sensational' - Mail on Sunday
'Very juicy and compelling' - Heat

Quotes from victoria about the book :
Q:Your autobiography is called 'Learning to fly ' .Where did the idea for the title come from ?
A:It's just that it sounds quite vulnerable and seemed right. I think when you read the book you'll understand why I called it that .

Q:Did you get writers block ?
A: I think everybody gets that sometimes. It was a long process , but it was enjoyable , It took about a year to write.

"I was always a bit of an underdog and this book proves that hard work really will get you through."

"It's like a modern-day Romeo and Juliet with a horror story running through it." 

"People think they know me... the book is my opportunity to say: 'this is actually what happened'. I think people will be quite surprised." 

"I wanted to tell my story, tell everything as it really happened in the hope that I could end the untruths once and for all."