Matthew Parker

Goldeneye: Where Bond Was Born; Ian Fleming S Jamaica Matthew Parker

Publisher Marketing: Amid the lush beauty of Jamaica s northern coast lies the true story of Ian Fleming s iconic creation: James Bond. For two months every year, from 1946 to his death eighteen years later, Ian Fleming lived at Goldeneye, the house he built on a point of high land overlooking a small white-sand beach on Jamaica s stunning north coast. All the James Bond novels and stories were written here. This book explores the huge influence of Jamaica on the creation of Fleming s iconic postwar hero. The island was for Fleming part retreat from the world, part tangible representation of his values, and part exotic fantasy. "Goldeneye" also examines Fleming s Jamaican friendships his extraordinary circle included Errol Flynn, the Oliviers, international politicians, and British royalty, as well as his close neighbor Noel Coward and traces his changing relationship with Ann Charteris (and hers with Jamaica) and the emergence of Blanche Blackwell as his Jamaican soul mate."Goldeneye" also compares the real Jamaica of the 1950s during the buildup to independence with the island s portrayal in the Bond books, to shine a light on the attitude of the likes of Fleming and Coward to the dramatic end of the British Empire." Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2014 (EAN 9781605986869, Hardcover) Library Journal 01/01/2015 pg. 115 (EAN 9781605986869, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 01/12/2015 (EAN 9781605986869, Hardcover) Booklist 02/15/2015 pg. 20 (EAN 9781605986869, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Contributor Bio:  Parker, Matthew Matthew Parker, the author of "Panama Fever", "Monte Cassino", and "The Sugar Barons", has written for a number of newspapers and magazines and has worked as a contributor to history television projects.