John and Paul — Ian Leslie

THE 1 SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERLONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON FICTIONSHORTLISTED FOR THE PENDERYN MUSIC PRIZE A triumph Deborah Levy New Statesman Tremendous Alwyn Turner The Times Revelatory Simon Schama Financial Times The gold standard of Beatles books Anthony Quinn Observer As enthralling and astonishing as their music Jon Dennis Sunday Telegraph A masterpiece Dylan Jones Evening Standard Ian Leslie reframes the whole relationship for me He roots it in a kind of love It s so moving so moving I was crying so much Paul Mescal I so loved John and Paul I found it completely absorbing and painfully moving It has rather turned me into a bit of a Beatles person Nigella Lawson The first new Beatles story in decades and the one that will make your heart burst Caitlin Moran The most moving and revelatory book on Lennon and McCartney I have ever read So joyful so sad Tom HollandWe think we know John Paul We really don t At the centre of The Beatles was the volatile madly creative chemistry between John Lennon and Paul McCartney This is the story of how two young men merged their souls and multiplied their talents to produce one of the greatest bodies of music in history It is also a love story full of longing laughter pain and joy John Paul is a masterpiece a classic and a book that should be read by anyone who wants to really understand how the Beatles worked Dylan Jones Evening Standard Tanıtım Bülteninden