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An iconic figure of the 1960s and '70s, Pattie Boyd breaks a 40-year silence, telling how she found herself bound to two of the most addictive, promiscuous musical geniuses of the twentieth century. She met the Beatles in 1964 in the cast of A Hard Day's Night. Ten days later George Harrison proposed.
… More »An iconic figure of the 1960s and '70s, Pattie Boyd breaks a 40-year silence, telling how she found herself bound to two of the most addictive, promiscuous musical geniuses of the twentieth century. She met the Beatles in 1964 in the cast of A Hard Day's Night. Ten days later George Harrison proposed. For 20-year-old Boyd, it was the beginning of a rich and complex life as she was welcomed into the Beatles' inner circle. She describes the dynamics of the group, and the memories she has of Paul and Linda, Cynthia and John, Ringo and Maureen, and especially the years with her husband, George. Then her turbulent life took another unexpected turn with a passionate letter from Eric Clapton. Now the high-profile model whose face epitomized the swinging London scene of the 1960s, a woman who inspired Harrison's song "Something" and Clapton's anthem "Layla, " has wrriten her book.--From publisher description.
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Add a CommentIt's just OK. Glad to know more about how the stories transpired, however she jumps around in time a lot and it's hard to tell where you are. Is this a side anecdote, or have we moved forward? Very poorly written, I understand she's not a writer, but it is hard to follow such terrible writing. It's mostly about her vacations, religion, things she liked to cook, and other side aspects of her life rather than really about George and Eric.
I wanted to like this book... usually autobiographies bring you a little closer to the author. After reading this, I almost feel I know less about Pattie! She goes on about all the parties and people and vacations and lists facts, but little emotion. The timeline also jumps around a lot and can be hard to follow. She doesn't tell you much more than you already know, or could read in a few paragraphs online.
Not sure what I expected but I did enjoy this book. Felt it was one side of the story and my interest is piqued to now read about George Harrison and Eric Clapton to a greater extent. No one is without blame and perhaps Pattie Boyd could take ownership for a little more... It was also hard to read with all of the name dropping and superfluous timelines.
Very vivid account of the sixties, albeit very sad accounts of the personalities involved, including that of the author. Several inconsistencies and one sided, but that is what autobiographies generally do! Nonetheless, if you are a Beatles fan and intrigued by the cast and players surrounding them, you will enjoy the book. TFR