John Lennon Shoulda Been There Author:Jude Southerland Kessler The only researched biographical novel on the life of John Lennon. With foreword by Bill Harry, a Scouse glossary, and an encylopedia of the historical characters in the book, Shoulda Been There traces Lennon's life from his birth in 1940 to Dec. 1961 when The Beatles sign a managerial agreement with Brian Epstein. Each chapter is footnoted and ... more »includes end note discussions of discrepancies found between Beatle scholars. Written as a novel, this is not a work of fiction, but a "fly on the wall" account of Lennon's life.« less