PositiveThe Sydney Morning HeraldRay Connolly\'s picture of Lennon, whom he knew from 1967 on, takes in the \'labyrinth of contradictions\' of his subject. But, like most Beatle portraits, there\'s really nothing new here. It\'s well written, and intelligent, and Connolly\'s social and historical observations inform the book, adding depth and background.
John Julius Norwich
PositiveThe Sydney Morning Herald...John Julius Norwich\'s history of France has just such a lively sense of play, whether looking at Roman France, Charlemagne or the way the French and English fell into the Hundred Years\' War ... There are more than three colours to France\'s colourful history and this is a delightful introduction to it: comprehensive in its sweep, and intended to fill the gaps that he thinks some readers, particularly English, have.
