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. Now she candidly reveals the good and the bad, the loving and the cruel sides of John. 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 20th century.Ĭynthia has seldom talked in any detail about her marriage and the painful events that followed John's tragic assassination in 1980. 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 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. Their 10-year relationship coincided with the start of the Beatles phenomenon-from Liverpool's dockside clubs to the dizzying worldwide fame that followed. When she was 18-years-old, a girl named Cynthia Powell met a boy named John Lennon, and they fell in love. Soon to be the subject of This Girl, a play debuting in Liverpool later this year, this is the original true story of Cynthia Lennon.The extraordinary story of a man, a legend and a marriage Cynthia is a remarkable survivor and this is her extraordinary story and unique insight into a man loved and idolised all over the world. 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. 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.Ĭynthia is candid about the cruel and the loving sides of John.

refreshingly free of bitterness' Mail on SundayĬynthia and John Lennon's relationship spanned ten crucial years of the Beatles phenomenon.

offers a fascinating glimpse into an altogether more innocent age' Independent

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