Imagine This
Growing Up with My Brother John Lennon
$27.36
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
29 February 2008
Summary
Until now, the true story of John Lennon’s childhood has never been told. John’s sister Julia has herself been on a personal journey that has made it possible only now to reveal the full extent of the pain and difficulties - as well as the happier times - living inside John Lennon’s family brought.
Julia reveals the various strong, self-willed and selfish women who surrounded John as he grew up. John was removed from his mother at the age of 5 to live with his Aunt Mimi, and here Juli…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780340839256 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0340839252 |
| Author: | Julia Baird |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 29 February 2008 |
| Weight: | 283g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 24mm |
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Critics Review
A tragic story … also a tenderly evoked memoir of a Liverpool childhood - The Independent
Honest and poignant, this enjoyable read offers fans a new perspective on their idol - The SunA moving account of the Beatle’s childhood by his half-sister … fascinating - Observer Music MonthlyPhilip Larkin’s much-quoted lines about sex being invented in 1963 “between the end of the Chatterley ban/ And the Beatles first LP” stand corrected here. Perhaps life was dull in Hull and Coventry, but on this account there was plenty of passion in Liverpool - The Irish TimesA poignant powerful tale that throws new light on the Lennon legend - The Scottish Sunday PostAn unusual treat - Aberdeen Evening ExpressHis sister’s important new account chronicles the pivotal childhood years that provided the source of both Lennon’s rich creativity and personal vulnerability - Good Books GuideAbout The Author
Julia Baird
Julia Baird has an MA in Philosophy of Education and first worked as a teacher of French and English before going on to work as a special needs teacher for 15 years with excluded adolescents in the most deprived areas of Chester. She has three children and is now a director of Cavern City Tours. She has written one previous book, JOHN LENNON: MY BROTHER, now out of print.
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