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Julia Baird – John Lennon’s sister 09 Feb 2007
John Lennon photographed in 1963
According to his sister, Julia Baird, the true story of John Lennon's childhood has never been told. His sister reveals the family secrets and the hidden happiness he knew with the mother who, it was supposed, had abandoned him. At the age of five, John went to live with his Aunt Mimi. However, John continued to see his mother who, according to his little sister, taught him the banjo and bought him his first guitar.  Martha talks to Julia Baird about growing up with a brother who became an icon of the swinging sixties.

Imagine This: Growing Up with my Brother John Lennon by Julia Baird is published by Hodder & Stoughton Ltd : ISBN 978 0 340 839249
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