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The Guardian
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- The Guardian
John and Paul by Ian Leslie audiobook review – the bromance behind the band
Another book on the Beatles? It's hard to imagine a writer shedding new light on the band given the mountain of literature already in existence. But there is a freshness of perspective in Ian Leslie's book, which tells of Lennon and McCartney's unique alchemy through the songs they wrote together. Leslie's background in psychology serves him well in a study that jettisons the usual narrative of male rivalry; their partnership, Leslie suggests, was closer to a marriage. He begins with the pair's early songwriting sessions, usually in McCartney's front room, where rather than each taking ownership of songs, they worked in sync. Other fabled musical partnerships such as Leiber and Stoller, or Rodgers and Hammerstein, divided the labour between lyrics and melody, but Lennon and McCartney worked together on both. Pointing to their profound connection, Leslie notes how in the song If I Fell they performed 'an intricate courtship dance, moving apart and close again as the song unfolds, like birds weaving in and out of each other's flight path, alternately shielding and leading the other'. The Thick of It actor Chris Addison is the book's fluent and engaging narrator, and his enthusiasm for the topic is clear. The audio edition also has a bonus chapter featuring a terrific conversation between Leslie and presenter and podcaster Geoff Lloyd, where they ponder the continued enthusiasm for all things Beatles: 'In terms of scale and complexity of achievement, there's very few people who come close to what John and Paul did,' says Leslie. 'People say 'Do we need more books about the Beatles?' It's only just begun, in my view.' Available via Faber, 14hr 9min Stone Yard DevotionalCharlotte Wood, Sceptre, 6hr 36minThis novel by The Natural Way of Things author finds a middle-aged woman leaving her life and marriage in Sydney to return to the religious community in the Australian outback where she grew up. Narrated by Ailsa Piper. Sign up to Inside Saturday The only way to get a look behind the scenes of the Saturday magazine. Sign up to get the inside story from our top writers as well as all the must-read articles and columns, delivered to your inbox every weekend. after newsletter promotion Peach Street to Lobster LaneFelicity Cloake, HarperCollins, 10hr 47minThe Guardian food writer embarks on a coast-to-coast cycle across the US during which she discovers new culinary delights such as crawfish stew, sauerkraut balls and Tex-Mex gyoza. Read by the author.
Daily Record
6 hours ago
- Daily Record
Millie Bobby Brown announces adoption of baby girl with husband Jake Bongiovi
The famous couple announced that they have adopted a child together in an announcement on Thursday. Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown and her husband Jake Bongiovi have announced that they have adopted a baby together. The couple shared in a message on social media tonight, August 21, that they adopted a "sweet baby girl" earlier this year. The 21-year-old is best known for her role as Eleven on Stranger Things, and she released a statement tonight with her model husband Jake, 23, saying they are "beyond excited" for this next chapter of their lives. They teased in their joint post that they are now a family of three. Alongside a sketch of a tree, they wrote: "This summer, we welcomed our sweet baby girl through adoption. We are beyond excited to embark on this beautiful next chapter of parenthood in both peace and privacy." The post, which was accompanied by the Beatles' Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, continued by reading: "And then there were 3." It was then signed off by Millie and her husband Jake, who shared his surname at the end of the message to fans. Millie and Jake shared the statement on their respective Instagram accounts earlier this evening. The joint post had already amassed more than 250,000 likes on the platform within 30 minutes of it being uploaded by the couple. The news comes after Millie and Jake, who is the son of Jon Bon Jovi, got married last year following their engagement in 2023. They confirmed that they had married in separate posts on the platform in October following speculation, reported The Mirror. Alongside photos from their wedding, Jake wrote in a post at the time: "Forever and always, your husband." Whilst Millie wrote, beside a series of photos from the nuptials, in the caption of her post: "Forever and always, your wife." Millie previously spoke about wanting to become a parent whilst on the SmartLess podcast in an episode released in March. She said that she wants a "big family" with her husband and mentioned the possibility of adopting. She said: "Jake knows how important it is to me [to have a child]." Millie went on to discuss balancing that ambition with her career, but explained that it's a "huge thing" for her to start a family. Millie said on the podcast: "Of course, I want to focus on really establishing myself as an actor and as a producer, but I also find it's so important to start a family, for me, personally." Millie then commented: "Like, it's a huge thing." She added: "Jake was like 'We cannot do that until we get married.' So that was his thing and my thing was I really want a family. I really want a big family. Like, I'm one of four. He's one of four. So it is definitely in our future." Millie went on to mention the prospect of adopting. She said whilst a guest on the podcast earlier this year: "But, for me, like I don't see having your own child as really any different as adopting." Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'.
The Guardian
7 hours ago
- The Guardian
Will at centre of legal battle over Shakespeare's home unearthed after 150 years
A will that has been lost for more than 150 years and was at the centre of a bitter legal battle by William Shakespeare's family over who owned the playwright's final home has been unearthed in an unlabelled box at the National Archives. The original 1642 document was made by Thomas Nash, who was married to Shakespeare's granddaughter Elizabeth Hall. In it, he bequeathed New Place, reputedly the second grandest house in Stratford-upon-Avon, to his own cousin Edward Nash. However, on Thomas's death in 1647, Shakespeare's daughter, Susanna Hall, and granddaughter Elizabeth, Thomas's widow, refused to honour the will, claiming Shakespeare's own will had decreed the property be left to them and Thomas had no right to bequeath it. The result was chancery court proceedings, lodged by Edward against Elizabeth, to claim the valuable property. The Nash will has now been rediscovered in a box of unlabelled chancery documents from the 17th century and earlier by Dr Dan Gosling, a principal legal records specialist at the National Archives. 'It was an incredible find,' said Gosling, who was sorting through the boxes, which were not catalogued or marked with dates or descriptions. The will was known about in the mid-19th century after being seen by a Shakespeare scholar when originally held in the Rolls chapel. When documents were later sorted it ended up in the unmarked box. 'It wasn't listed, and then was left there for about 150 years or so,' said Gosling. Shakespeare bought New Place, a three-storied timber and brick dwelling, for £60 in 1597 and lived there until his death in 1616. It had 10 fireplaces, five handsome gables and grounds large enough to incorporate two barns and an orchard. Thomas Nash made the will while living at New Place with his Susanna and Elizabeth. Though Shakespeare's will had left his land and the property to his daughter and granddaughter, 'it is possible Thomas Nash was making this will in the expectation that he would outlive Susanna and Elizabeth', said Gosling. 'But what actually happened was he died in 1647. He was very young. Elizabeth was still only 39 and in fact remarried afterwards.' Susanna died in 1649. Susanna and Elizabeth created a deed of settlement confirming their rights. 'Then Edward Nash takes Elizabeth to court. He argues the will of Thomas Nash was proved in the property court of Canterbury, and Elizabeth Nash, as the widow and executrix, was duty bound to abide by the terms of the will and give New Place to Edward Nash.' Elizabeth appeared at the chancery court to explain the lands and property were granted to her and her mother by 'my grandfather William Shakespeare'. As part of proceedings she was asked to produce Thomas's will, which is how the document eventually ended up in the chancery archives, now held by the National Archives. The upshot of the proceedings is not clear, but, Gosling said, it appears Edward never got to own the property. When Elizabeth died in 1670, having had no children and ending Shakespeare's direct line of descendants, her will stipulated Edward Nash would have the right to acquire New Place. 'She uses the words 'according to my promise formally made to him', which suggests some spoken procedures were made,' said Gosling. In the event, there is no recorded mention of Edward as owner of New Place, which went to the wealthy landowning Clopton family after Elizabeth's death and was demolished in 1702. 'It is such a lucky find,' said Gosling. 'The chancery case is known about among some Shakespeare scholars and is mentioned in some Shakespeare histories but they always seem to refer back to the 19th century discovery of the will.' Now the original is documented, catalogued and available to the public for the first time in more than a century.
