{"product_id":"9781914224553","title":"Strawberry Fields in the Desert - How John Lennon Won his War (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn Autumn 1966, following The Beatles’ retirement from touring amidst global controversy, John Lennon found a new part to play, as an actor in Richard Lester’s film \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow I Won the War\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e. This took him to Almería, in south-eastern Spain, where he wrote and recorded the first demos of the legendary song “Strawberry Fields Forever”\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut how would this Spanish location help shape a song named after a children’s home in Liverpool? How would the man who claimed the Beatles were “more popular than Jesus” respond to the ongoing press backlash? How would he handle himself in a cast of established actors? Why did he help a local teacher with song lyrics? And why did he start wearing those trademark specs? \u003ci\u003eStrawberry Fields in the Desert\u003c\/i\u003e unfurls a colourful tapestry of lesser-known details from Lennon’s six-week sojourn in the Spanish sun. It depicts and draws upon a wide range of vivid real-life eyewitnesses, from members of his legendary inner circle to a team of now all-but forgotten locals, all of whom long remembered this momentous time in the Beatle’s life that sowed the seeds of his lifelong pacifism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese witness testimonies are adapted from those shared with author J. Adolfo Iglesias and strikingly imagined by illustrator Rafa Amat: a unique view through a narrow window into musical myth. The book also includes an illustrated essay by author J. Adolfo Iglesias, featuring previously unpublished photographs of John Lennon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e[This publication has not been prepared, approved, authorized or licensed by the John Lennon estate or any related entity.]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SelfMadeHero","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68462231322875,"sku":"9781914224553","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0480\/7327\/7605\/files\/9781914224553_a175f04e-4a0e-4731-8bc3-fd490702be3c.jpg?v=1793792013","url":"https:\/\/abramsandchronicle.co.uk\/products\/9781914224553","provider":"Abrams \u0026 Chronicle Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}