John

De: Cynthia Lennon, Julian Lennon - introduction

Narrado por: Rosalyn Landor, Julian Lennon, Cynthia Lennon

The Extraordinary Story of a Man, a Legend and a Marriage

When she was eighteen years old, a girl named Cynthia Powell met a boy named John Lennon and they fell in love. Their ten-year relationship coincided with the start of the Beatles phenomenon—from Liverpool’s dockside clubs to the dizzying worldwide fame that followed. And Cynthia Lennon, John’s first wife, was an integral part of the swirl of events that are now an indelible part of the history of rock and roll.

In John, Cynthia recalls those times with the loving honesty of an insider, offering new and fascinating insights into the life of John Lennon and the early days of the Beatles. And with the perspective only years can provide she also tells the compelling story of her marriage to a man who was to become a music legend, a cultural hero and a defining figure of the twentieth century.

Cynthia has seldom talked in any detail about her marriage and the painful events that followed John’s tragic assassination in 1980. Now she candidly reveals the good and the bad, the loving and the cruel sides of John. She tells of the breakdown of their marriage and the beginning of his relationship with Yoko Ono in more detail than has ever been disclosed before and documents the difficulties estrangement from John—and his subsequent death—brought for herself and their son, Julian.

In John, Cynthia Lennon has created a vivid portrait of the 1960s, the Beatles and the man she never stopped loving.


The time has come when I feel ready to tell the truth about John and me, our years together and the years since his death. There is so much that I have never said, so many incidents I have never spoken of and so many feelings I have never expressed: great love on one hand; pain, torment and humiliation on the other. Only I know what really happened between us, why we stayed together, why we parted and the price I have paid for being John’s wife.

I want to tell the real story of the real John—the infuriating, lovable, sometimes cruel, funny, talented and needy man who made such an impact on the world. —From the Introduction©2005 Cynthia Lennon; (P)2005 Books on Tape, Inc.

Reseñas de la Crítica

“Lennon’s eyewitness testimony vividly captures the time and place and the characters . . . her portrait of John is loving but candid.” —Washington Post

“A welcome window into a period that’s typically narrated at breakneck pace, [providing] a gentle reminder that John Lennon was a human being . . . before he was a piece of history.” —Detroit Free Press

“[Cynthia Lennon’s] portrait reveals an immensely talented and driven man who was capable of great passion, affection, and loyalty, but whose inability to handle confrontation and tendency toward flight from painful realities led him to abandon his family when the going got tough.” —Buffalo News

Good but biased

I come at this book from a life-long Beatles fan and someone with an extensive collection on books about the Beatles. It's always interesting when you can read what someone as close to the group as Cynthia Lennon was during the days of "Beatlemania."

I found this to be a somewhat knew look at John, but at the same time I couldn't help but be aware of how biased the writng was, since it's quite obvious that Cynthia still loves John very much.

I also wasn't crazy about the reader, although I never did figure out if it was because of the way the book was read or the way it was written. I just felt like it was read in a way that made Cynthia Lennon sound like a martyr.

That being said, I did enjoy the book and found it a different perspective of the story of the Beatles as has been told hundreds of times.

The hard & glorious truths

Cynthia Lennon clearly wrote from the heart. A delightful, happy love story between John & Cynthia illustrated the backdrop for a tour through their lives together, their son Julian & the heartbreak of losses, betrayals & deaths. Cynthia stayed even hand

thoroughly captivating great read !!!

This book really shed light on John Lennon's life and all the real problems that came with fame. It was really enlightening but sad.

Bless Cynthia Lennon

Cynthia is a class act in every way. Forthcoming and candid. Narration was lovely as well.

Great read!! You

I was born in the early 70's but I was heavily influenced by my parents and become a huge Beatles fan. I was mostly drawn to John and read many books on him. When I downloaded this I was intrigued by all the positive reviews and plug my headphones in an began listening.
My heart ached the entire story for Cyn, Julian and John. Cynthia has ever reason on earth to throw John and Yoko under the bus but she doesn't and that's what makes me believe that this book to be the most factual book published on John.
It moved me so much that it literally hurt my heart listening to it because of what a kind soul Cynthia was and her love for John and her devout dedication to caring for Julian. I guess what makes me most sad is that both John and Cyn are not with us anymore.
I highly recommend this book and hope that you enjoy it as much as I did. She was there with John from pre Beatles to the height of Beatlemania and beyond. I couldn't take my headphones off and couldn't wait to put them back in again!!