The book has been edited and published by Kevin’s wife, Julie. Readers can find them by using their smartphone to scan QR codes dotted through the text. So Kevin decided to produce a book dedicated to Julia Lennon, delving into Liverpool’s archives to learn her family history and speaking to Julia Baird and others who knew John and his mother.Īnd rather than confining the story to print, Kevin has brought it into the digital age by commissioning videos and even original songs to go with the book. He says that the idea of Julia as an irresponsible “good-time girl” who couldn’t look after her son came from Aunt Mimi, who raised John in her house in Menlove Avenue.īut over time a more nuanced portrait of Julia has emerged, helped by John’s half-sister Julia Baird publishing her story in Imagine This in 2007. Walton-born Kevin, who has already written about George Harrison and Paul McCartney, wanted to tell the hidden story of John’s roots rather than repeating stories of John’s fame. On his 1970 song Mother, he sang “You had me but I never had you”.īut Kevin Roach says many don’t know the true story – and he hopes his new interactive book, Julia, will set the record straight. Most Beatles fans know stories about John Lennon’s mother Julia, whose early death in 1958 scarred him for life and inspired his music. Liverpool author Kevin Roach with John Lennon's half-sister Julia Baird Kevin Roach says many don’t know the true story of Julia Lennon, and he hopes his new interactive book will set the record straight The true tale of John Lennon’s mum revealed in Walton author's book

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