Dreams that Glitter - Our Story

Infobox Book
name = Dreams That Glitter - Our Story


image_caption = Front Cover
author = Girls Aloud
country = United Kingdom
language = English
genre = Autobiography
publisher = Bantam Press cite web | url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Girls-Aloud-Story-Style-Life/dp/0593061225/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1207699357&sr=1-2 | title=Girls Aloud: Our Story, Our Style, Our Life | publisher=Amazon.co.uk | accessdate=2008-04-08 ]
Transworld cite web | url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/56111-girls-aloud-and-westlife-sign-book-deals.html | title=Girls Aloud and Westlife sign book deals | publisher=TheBookseller.com | author=Alison Flood | date=2008-04-04 | accessdate=2008-04-08 ]
pub_date = 9 October, 2008
media_type = Print (Hardcover)
pages = 256
isbn = 978-0593061220
oclc =

"Dreams That Glitter - Our Story" is the autobiography of British pop group Girls Aloud, to be published in October 2008. The book will be written with a ghostwriter and published by the Transworld imprint Bantam Press.

The autobiography was announced through Girls Aloud's official website on April 8, 2008. cite web | url=http://girlsaloud.co.uk/site.php | title=Dreams That Glitter - Our Story | publisher=GirlsAloud.co.uk | date=2008-04-08 | accessdate=2008-04-08 ] According to the announcement, "Dreams That Glitter" will feature unseen photographs. The 256-page book will include an insight into their personal lives, their success with Girls Aloud, style tips, and "everything we've learned about life, love and music."

Girls Aloud held a book signing at Waterstones in Picadilly, London on 9 October. [ cite web | url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1076025/Whole-lotta-history-Girls-Aloud-launch-autobiography-fans-queue-overnight-meet-them.html | title=Whole lotta history: Girls Aloud launch their autobiography as fans queue overnight to meet them | author=Lizzie Smith | work=Daily Mail | publisher=Daily Mail and General Trust | date=2008-10-09 | accessdate=2008-10-09 ]

Plot summary

When 2002's threw five unknown hopefuls together, wrote them a pop song and gave them a recording contract, no one really expected them to conquer the UK. Yet five years later Cheryl, Kimberley, Nadine, Nicola and Sarah have come a very long way indeed. With a record-breaking eighteen consecutive Top 10 UK singles (including three number ones), four platinum albums, they are loved by the masses, critically acclaimed by the broadsheets, and have been nominated for two Brit Awards. Now, in "Dreams That Glitter - Our Story", the girls have seized the opportunity to share the story of their success. Giving a personal insight into their childhoods, their love interests, their struggle for recognition, their party lifestyle and their rock solid friendships with each other. cite web | url=http://www.play.com/Books/Books/4-/4971539/Dreams-That-Glitter/Product.html | title=Dreams Of Glitter | publisher=Play.com | accessdate=2008-08-06 ]

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