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John Lennon My Brother: Memories of Growing Up Together

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This is certainly the best book that writer Guiliano has ever been involved in. It is interesting to hear about this untold side of John Lennon's family life, straight from a real member of that family. Nice.

This is a very interesting book about John Lennon as a family man. His sister Julia tells all the truth about the relationships between John and his mother, his stepfather, his little sisters, the tragedy when their mother was killed by a drunk policeman, and the beginnings of the group that four years later became the greatest phenomenon of the popular music, The Beatles. Also, Julia remembers for us, the phone conversations with him in the late 70s, close to his death, and the feelings of all family when John was tragicly killed by the gun of a man who was, ironically, a Beatles fan. Great book.

John's sister, Julia Baird offers a unique perspective of John's life and his relationship with his Liverpool family. Other biographies merely gloss over John's family (with the exception of Mimi). I found out some interesting facts about the Stanley sisters.
If you're a big John Lennon fan and you already know a lot of Lennon trivia, read this book for a fresh view point.(...)

Yes, she was Lennon's half-sister. It was necessary for to put a family tree in the back of the book to show how she was related to him. When I bought this book I was hoping for a lot of detail about the early years of John Lennon. There were very few surprises. Take a look at the dust cover of the book. It is as though she is trying to look like Lennon with her wire-rimmed specs. And you would have expected many more photos of John with the family from someone claiming to be so close. Save your money.