John.JOHN. Cynthia Lennon. 2005. Read by Rosalind Landor. 9 cds. 11 hrs. Books on Tape. 1-4159-25887. $45.00. Vinyl; content notes. SA For 25 years Cynthia Lennon has been highly circumspect cir·cum·spect adj. Heedful of circumstances and potential consequences; prudent. [Middle English, from Latin circumspectus, past participle of circumspicere, to take heed : when doling out information about her superstar ex-husband. As a result, she and their son have never been accorded much more than footnote Text that appears at the bottom of a page that adds explanation. It is often used to give credit to the source of information. When accumulated and printed at the end of a document, they are called "endnotes." status in John's previous biographies. Now that Julian Lennon is over 40 and a success in his own right, Cynthia has come forward to remind the world that her life with John spanned their teenage years through the height of Beatlemania and that nobody knew him as well as she, until drugs changed his nature and Yoko changed his allegiances. Ever diplomatic, Cynthia concentrates on when they were a happy couple, productive, and coming to terms with their unanticipated success. When she does discuss their divorce and Lennon's glaring glar·ing adj. 1. Shining intensely and blindingly: the glaring noonday sun. 2. Tastelessly showy or bright; garish. 3. indifference Indifference Antoinette, Marie (1755–1793) queen of France to whom is attributed this statement on the solution to bread famine: “Let them eat cake.” [Fr. Hist. towards his oldest child, Cynthia is far more charitable to John than to Yoko, indicting him for no worse than what she believes he'd agree with himself. There are no big surprises beyond Cynthia's up-close and surprisingly affectionate perspective. Landor's reading makes Cynthia and the '60s attractive and alive. Francine Levitov, Attorney, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY |
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