Book Review of "John"

Cynthia Lennon starts her autobiographical tale reflecting on the death of his famous ex-husband, John Lennon and within the first chapter of John's personality shows two insights that have not really been discussed in books about the Beatles. It is a catchy beginning, a warm heart, sweet, tragic history.

When the book begins, Cynthia is a teenager's top art school. Shortly after, he met John Lennon. The two make an unlikely pair. He grew up in a beautifulDistrict to a "good" girls and John Lennon is a teenager with a single cause of the rebels - Rock and Roll.

Cynthia points out a few things they had in common short-sighted in the book - and were both stuck on the loss of their parents when they were seventeen. (Cynthia lost her father when she was seventeen, and John lost his mother.) Quick, Cynthia and John start a relationship. Their love is what John needs. And 'being a constant in his life that is full ofUncertainty.

Cynthia is there before John and the Beatles make famous. She speaks from his humble origins, and the family of John. We arrive at John Aunt Mimi, the woman who raised him, is a very totalitarian matriarch, who was very rare John Small, simple acts of love. John also has two younger sisters, who worship him, Jacqui and Julia. There are many pages, John. He is in love, but has a wild side to him jealous. It can be friendly and affectionate, but John does not like confrontation. AExample of this is like Pete Best was told to leave the band. Brian Epstein broke the news to Pete and John did not see him again.

Cynthia and John had each was designed for four years before their son Julian. John married shortly before the Beatles starts. When the Beatles to ride the wave of glory, Cynthia is from John. It is not easy for the couple, but through their love.

Cynthia's book turns to talk of drug use John begins. And its useof drugs, which drives a wedge between them. John decay and destruction is sad to read such a personal way. The way the cuts Cynthia and Julian in his life is quick, deliberate, precise and very offensive. Cynthia must find their own way with little financial support from John.

It 'hard to put this book at hand. The top pulls you in and the reader has little chance of achieving your breath. The happiness quickly turned to misery, pain and despair, in much the same wayoverwhelming success of the Beatles in the late Sixties acid.

Cynthia offers new perspectives on a story that practically wrote music to death by the number of books to pound the Beatles. Your thoughts and impressions of Yoko not put it in a narrow way - instead of Cynthia presents the facts as they are and lets the reader come to their conclusions. This is a wonderful read for those who are true fans of the Beatles and John Lennon.

Posted by: CynthiaLennon
Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 0-340 and 89 511-X
404 pages
£ 20
5 stars