{"product_id":"john-and-paul-1","title":"John and Paul","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE #1 \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e AND \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE PENDERYN MUSIC PRIZE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A triumph.' \u003c\/b\u003eDeborah Levy, \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Tremendous.' \u003c\/b\u003eAlwyn Turner, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Revelatory.' \u003c\/b\u003eSimon Schama, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The gold standard of Beatles books.' \u003c\/b\u003eAnthony Quinn, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'As enthralling and astonishing as their music.' \u003c\/b\u003eJon Dennis, \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A masterpiece.' \u003c\/b\u003eDylan Jones, \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'[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.' \u003c\/b\u003ePaul Mescal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'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.' \u003c\/b\u003eNigella Lawson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The first new Beatles story in decades - and the one that will make your heart burst.' \u003c\/b\u003eCaitlin Moran\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The most moving and revelatory book on Lennon and McCartney I have ever read. So joyful, so sad.' \u003c\/b\u003eTom Holland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe think we know John \u0026amp; Paul. We really don't.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eJohn \u0026amp; Paul \u003c\/i\u003eis a masterpiece, a classic, and a book that should be read by anyone who wants to really understand how the Beatles worked.' Dylan Jones, \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders are raving about \u003ci\u003eJohn \u0026amp; Paul\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I've never been so into a book.' \u003c\/b\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A surprising fresh take on this relationship, after so much has been written.'\u003c\/b\u003e ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The Beatles book I've been waiting for.' \u003c\/b\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Thoroughly enjoyable, insightful and delightfully written.' \u003c\/b\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I can't listen to another Beatles song in the same way ever again.'\u003c\/b\u003e ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Such a fantastic book - really insightful and charming.' \u003c\/b\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I read this book in more or less one go . . . Incredibly moving.' \u003c\/b\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Rekindled my interest in The Beatles. A masterful work.'\u003c\/b\u003e ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Full of love . . . A very worthwhile addition to the library of even the most jaded Beatles reader.\u003c\/b\u003e' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I cannot recommend this book highly enough.'\u003c\/b\u003e ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Excellent. Just buy it.'\u003c\/b\u003e ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIan Leslie's book \u003ci\u003eJohn \u0026amp; Paul \u003c\/i\u003ewas a \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller w\/e 29-03-2025 through w\/e 19-04-2025\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56150233940312,"sku":"9780571376131","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780571376131.jpg?v=1778680867","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/john-and-paul-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}