How Far Would You Have Gotten If I Hadn't Called You Back? [Hardcover]

Valerie Hobbs (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 306 pages
• Publisher: Demco Media (January 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0606114831
• ISBN-13: 978-0606114837
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,000,933 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

What I've learned in all the years since I began writing is that each of us has at least one special story to tell. Some stories are sad, some funny, but all are as unique as our fingerprints. We are storytellers, every one of us. Some of us just have to write those stories down. I didn't always want to be a writer though. What I longed for most was to be an ice skater, but when I was fifteen I moved with my family from New Jersey to California and there went the ice.

My first short story began with a journal entry written when I was nineteen, after a close friend of mine met with a tragic accident. Many years later, that same story became the basis for my first novel, How Far Would You Have Gotten If I Hadn't Called You Back . Eight novels have followed, with three more to come in the next few years. Writing is the hardest work I've ever done, but by far the most fun.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful book for young women and their PARENTS!, August 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: How Far Would You Have Gotten If I Hadn't Called You Back? (Paperback)

As an adult I was very moved by the story, especially the insight into the thoughts of a young woman. There was a "true story" feeling in the Bron's experiences. A must read for parents of young people...lots of insight into the need to "belong". Hobbs has done a superb writing job!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I absolutely loved it., May 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: How Far Would You Have Gotten If I Hadn't Called You Back? (Hardcover)

This is one of the best books I've ever read. It made me laugh and cry and fall in love with every bit of it. The author was so great and I hope that I can get to read more of her books, soon. I just loved it, if you haven't read it then you need to. You have no idea what you're missing.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This book was a good,inspiring story of a girls life., February 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: How Far Would You Have Gotten If I Hadn't Called You Back? (Hardcover)

This book was one of the best books I have ever read. It was really inspiring to someone whose life just pretty much ended when they were forced to move to a different place then where they were brought up. It also showed lots of emotions that Bron was feeling toward all the people in her life. This book showed me the insides to people. What I mean is that you have to really get to know people before you can say that you dislike the person like Bron had to do with Will. She had to get to know him because at first she didn't like him.