Book description
Cynthia and John Lennon's relationship spanned ten crucial years of
the Beatles phenomenon. But as well as new insight into the Beatles
years, Cynthia has a compelling personal story of marriage, motherhood
and the man who was to become the most idolised and admired of all the Beatles.
Cynthia is candid about the cruel and the loving sides of John. She
tells of the end of their marriage and the beginning of his
relationship with Yoko Ono in more detail than ever before, and
reveals the many difficulties estrangement from John - and then his
death - brought for herself and Julian. Cynthia is a remarkable
survivor and this is her extraordinary story and unique insight into a
man loved and idolised all over the world.
Cynthia Lennon was born in Blackpool in 1939 and brought up in
Liverpool. She went to Liverpool's Junior Art School and graduated to
Liverpool College of Art in 1957. There she met John Lennon, whose
rebellious style, caustic wit and passion for rock and roll already
marked him out. In their second year at college John and Cynthia fell in
love. They married in 1962 and in 1963 their son, Julian was born. The
Lennons moved to London in 1963 and then to Surrey, where they lived
during the years of Beatles fame. In 1968 their marriage broke down and
they were divorced in 1969. Julian remained with Cynthia, but saw John
in London and later in New York, where he moved with his second wife,
Yoko Ono. Cynthia now lives with her fourth husband, Noel Charles.
