Imagine This: Growing Up with My Brother John Lennon by Baird, Julia (2007) Hardcover

'A tragic story...also a tenderly evoked memoir of a Liverpool childhood' -- John Walsh, The Independent 'A tragic story ... also a tenderly evoked memoir of a Liverpool childhood' -- The Independent 'honest and poignant, this enjoyable read offers fans a new perspective on their idol' -- The Sun 'A moving account of the Beatle's childhood by his half-sister ... fascinating' -- Observer Music Monthly 'Philip Larkin's much-quoted lines about sex being invented in 1963 "between the end of the Chatterley ban/ And the Beatles first LP" stand corrected here. Perhaps life was dull in Hull and Coventry, but on this account there was plenty of passion in Liverpool' -- The Irish Times 'A poignant powerful tale that throws new light on the Lennon legend' -- The Scottish Sunday Post 'An unusual treat' -- Aberdeen Evening Express 'His sister's important new account chronicles the pivotal childhood years that provided the source of both Lennon's rich creativity and personal vulnerability' -- Good Books Guide