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JOHN

Cynthia Lennon

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First published in Great Britain in 2005 by Hodder & Stoughton A division of Hodder Headline

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Words by jack Yellen

Music by Milton Ager

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'Ballad of John and Yoko'

'In My Life'

'She Loves You'

For my son Julian and for John's sisters Julia and Jackie, all three of whom have had to cope with the pain that being part of the Lennon legend imposed.

And for my husband Noel, with love and thanks.

Acknowledgements

Thank you to my family, my parents Charles and Lilian Powell and brothers Tony and Charles for giving me the love and grounding that helped me survive the roller coaster ride my life has turned out to be.