--- product_id: 6665602 title: "John" brand: "cynthia lennon" price: "€ 31.80" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.at/products/6665602-john store_origin: AT region: Austria --- # John **Brand:** cynthia lennon **Price:** € 31.80 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** John by cynthia lennon - **How much does it cost?** € 31.80 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.at](https://www.desertcart.at/products/6665602-john) ## Best For - cynthia lennon enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted cynthia lennon brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description John ## Images ![John - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41e8om7sYoL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Heartbreaking, Honest and Gracious *by H***E on Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2023* This is possibly one of the most heart breaking autobiographical accounts i have read from anyone in the Beatles’ “inner circle”. As a life long aficionado of all things Beatles related, this was one of those books that was hard to read because it shows us a picture of John Lennon that not all will want to see; a man who directly contradicted his “makepeace, not war” persona; his absence as a father and husband, his extremely temperamental behavior and scary outbursts and his overindulgence in drugs. Despite the years of of John’s emotional abuse and manipulation, Cynthia’s love for him and her dedication to their son Julian is felt throughout every single page. And yet, despite the often hard to stomach accounts of John’s treatment of her and Julian, she manages to avoid demonizing him. Cynthia offers an account that only she could of her life in love with a young, troubled but extremely complicated John long before the fame, stardom and drugs and up to his death. The book serves as yet another account from those in the “inner circle” of Yoko Ono’s character as being a malicious, cold and calculated fame chaser. And yet somehow, Cynthia Lennon let’s the reader come to that conclusion themselves. She writes eloquently and with grace. How John ever let this one get away will remain a mystery forever. While i put this book down wanting to hate John, I couldn’t help but ask myself, “if Cynthia could have compassion after all this time, why can’t i?” ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Glad to see the honesty, however painful *by T***S on Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2006* "The first time I saw him I thought, 'ugh, not my type!'" And yet, Cynthia (Powell) Lennon became a vital and longstanding part of John Lennon's life. His first true love and wife, they shared the birth of The Beatles, a son and his entrance into the drug culture that ultimately ripped them apart. Her longstanding love for him shines yet, through other marriages and many hardships, John will forever be the love of her life.I must first commend "Cyn" for opening up her old wounds again to let those of us who love and mourn John Lennon to see him for the truth of his humanity and reveal all - good and ultimately bad. I don't think anyone can fully comprehend her long suffering in the public eye; from their public breakup, the knowledge of John's infidelity, her bravery in raising Julian on her own and seeing him long for his father, to all the speculation still occuring more than 25 years after his murder.This book really didn't change my feelings towards John, and I feared it would. I was afraid she would reveal too many awful things about his character, possibly a meanness or uncaring that would destroy the loving, insightful and encouraging messages in his songs. In short, I was afraid what she had to say would make him into a hypocrite. To my infinite relief this was not so. Some scenes are so painful, so hard to understand why he behaved the way he did and yet was able to write and sing such powerful messages they still reverberate today and into the future.Still, we have an inkling. Cynthia delves deep into her own past and John's, right into their childhoods. I was relieved to have the true story of why John was raised by Aunt Mimi. For a long time, I couldn't understand why he loved his mom, Julia, so much if she had abandoned him. Now I see Mimi took him almost by force, as a small child ripped from his mother and her one day commonlaw husband who could have been a new father to him. The revelation of Mimi's seemingly often and outrageous, controlling behavior definitely gives insight into John's rebeliousness, his temper and his tendency to run from a problem. Rebelliousness and unwillingness to face problems is often symptomatic of an ultra controlled childhood.Cynthia's continuing love for John is evident throughout the book. Through all the descriptions of their pains, struggles and disconnects she does her best to understand why things were the way they were. She finds reasons for his behavior and in an amazingly fair analysis, she puts blame on her own behavior. Saying that if she'd just stood up to him sometimes instead of always giving in to his every whim, he might have responded. As John was accustomed to a strong woman raising him, a little steadfastness in Cynthia may have been good.There is also the inevitable price of fame. Too much too soon became overwhelming. Cynthia describes fans haunting their homes, and John himself once spoke of how he was always tired after being on tour and coming home, Julian would want to play and all he wanted to do was sleep. Everyone wanted a piece of John, so sad that touring and fans took him away from his own family. His insecurity played into this as well, his own lack of self esteem hidden behind a brash exterior - this became a secret belief that he could not and did not know how to take care of the tiny human who was his son. John once referred to Sean as his second chance, to start over and do all the things right he didn't do for Julian. Older and wiser, unfortunately cut off from the son he always felt he had let down. We read this in his own words in the copy of a letter her wrote to Cyn and which she includes in this book.Not all was bad times though, John's careless attitude freed Cyn from her shy, reserved manner and in the early years of their relationship, she describes the happiness and love they felt, even making sure we knew that her and John always intended to marry, the pending birth of Julian just make it sooner rather than later. Keep in mind also that they were together for several years before the birth of Julian. For those who would like to relegate Cyn and Jules to a brief point in history, remember that she was there with John for 10 years, a fourth of his life! They were together from the birth of The Beatles right up until the final phase.Then, came drugs. John's experimentation with LSD was the first major fissure in their lives. Cynthia speaks of his increasing fascination with the drugs and its visions, her fear and the withdrawal into drugs which Cyn was unwilling to follow. Then, the fateful meeting with "the woman with hair like a dark cloud" and her introduction of heroin to John. The painful moment when Cynthia finds her in their house, wearing her own bathrobe. Cyn expresses her views on the effect of Yoko Ono on John's relationship with Julian, the control she took of his life and the doubt and mistrust she planted in his mind. Yoko had what Cynthia lacked, a strong will and commanding attitude, something John clung to as his own life felt spun out of control.I'll leave it up to the reader to form their own opinion, but I will just say that I stand on the side of Cyn in this issue. I believe she has been fair and insightful, doing her best to explain, not dramaticize or sensationalize their life together. She does not set out to vent her anger, monstracize John or set the blame on him now that he is unable to defend himself. She loved him, she still does and she wishes only to dispell the ugly rumors and let the people who love him know the love of her life for who he was.Altogether, this has been a revealing but kind look into the mythic life of John Lennon. Letting us see the man through the legend. Even through all the pain, Cyn never attempts to turn him into a monster, she shows us his soft side and vulnerabilities; the humanity of a celebrity we sometimes forget was a mortal man. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Sad *by R***E on Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2023* This truth has me not wanting to listen to Johns music. He was so very talented but I too went through the same thing Cynthia and Julian did and can relate. 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