John and Paul Pop-up & lift-the-flap books presented through the buildings in

presented through the buildings in which they lived and the objects they commissioned

and murder

*Winner of the 2015 Guardian First Book Award*

breathtakingly beautiful still photography

with a flexible cardboard cover and acid-free paper pages

John and Paul Pop-up & lift-the-flap books presented through the buildings inJohn and Paul were more than friends, collaborators or rivals in the sense we normally understand those terms. They were both exceptionally intense young men who had the fabric of their world ruptured at a young age. They longed to connect with each other, with audiences. The pop song was a container into which they poured everything they couldn't say; their pain or joy, or both at the same time. The Lennon and McCartney partnership was responsible