Cynthia Lennon Cynthia Lennon Cynthia Lillian Lennon ("née" Powell; 10 September 1939 – 1 April 2015) was the first wife of English musician John Lennon and mother of Julian Lennon. She grew up in the middle-class section of Hoylake, on the Wirral Peninsula in North West England. At the age of 12, she was accepted into the Junior Art School, and was later enrolled in the Liverpool College of Art. John Lennon also attended the college; a meeting with Powell in a calligraphy class led to their relationship. When John was performing in Hamburg with the Beatles, she rented his bedroom from
The First Part Last the novel's protagonist deals with “disappointed parents and fierce love for his baby. "The First Part Last" received mostly positive reviews. The Nell Beram said that “Johnson has a unique storytelling strategy." Another author from Publishers Weekly discussed how Bobby's descriptions of Nia conveys to people what a “loving and trustworthy father he promises to be.” However, not all reviews from Publishers Weekly were positive; the author also said, “the only misstep is a chapter from Nia’s point of view which takes readers out of Bobby’s capable hands.” Kirkus Reviews stated "By narrating from a realistic first-person voice, Johnson manages