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Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury: The Biography | Laura Jackson
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This fascinating biography of Freddie Mercury which received outstanding acclaim from Queen and rock fans worldwide, has now been updated for reissue to coincide with the release of the film about his life. Laura Jackson addresses topics including: * The reality behind Queen's flamboyant front man and lead singer * Mercury the star of mystery - amusing, loyal and generous, yet revealing a dark side to his personality * His frequent use of cocaine and how it heightened his tendency to excess - both on and off stage * The women in his life - his bizarrely enduring relationships with his first love, Mary Austin, and his long-time confidante, Barbara Valentin, who speaks for the first time in this book The book also includes new and intimate stories by those who knew him well, such as Tim Rice, Richard Branson, Cliff Richard, Bruce Dickinson, Mike Moran, Wayne Eagling, Zandra Rhodes and Susannah York.
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You would not be wrong in assuming that books get knocked onto the floor in my house quite frequently. This time it was Farrokh, aka Freddie Purrcury. But it‘s hard to stay mad when he looks so cute. 🐈📚
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Related: This book was amazing, like a queer Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. It comes out November 2, 2021 - mark it down now! (There‘s no entry for it on Litsy yet but you can find a description on Goodreads.🙂)

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm Freddie Purrcury!!!!! I love the name so much!!! ❤️😻❤️ 3y
TNbookworm 😻 3y
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Loved this book about Freddie Mercury and Queen. Lots of really interesting information. Perfect if you loved the movie Bohemian Rhapsody as it gives a larger view of his life. Using this as my #covercrush for #booked2020 because Freddie Mercury is just awesome 😍😍😍

Cinfhen Freddie 🙌🏻❣️ 4y
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My youngest surprised me today with the last Freddie Mercury I needed to have the whole Queen collection! Also, I managed to get 4 hours of reading time in for #24b4Monday. Impressive, considering I‘ve been up since 5 am but on the go for most of it. It‘s now 10 pm and I‘m just about ready to head for bed.

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jenniferw88
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One tbr book from my Kindle and 3 books I want to read about the AIDS epidemic for #anotheronebitesthedust #AnglophileApril @Cinfhen @Mdargusch @Reviewsbylola @emilyhaldi

TrishB I‘ve read The Great Believers and loved it and have And the Band Played on the tbr! 5y
Bookboss I have read all three on your TBR! I need to read this one. 5y
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Mdargusch Ooh. I haven‘t read any of these. 😳 5y
plemmdog I came of age (and attended medical school then). It was a terrifying time. Two of my favorite novels written during then were David Feinberg‘s Eighty Sixed and Fenton Johnson‘s Scissors, Paper, Rock. 5y
Reviewsbylola I‘ve got The Great Believers on my TBR. 5y
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