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| Authors: Pattie Boyd, Penny Junor
Publisher: Harmony
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  245 reviews
Sales Rank: 26011
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 2.7 x 1.6
ISBN: 0307393844
Dewey Decimal Number: 782.42166092
EAN: 9780307393845
Publication Date: August 28, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 Very sad October 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Growing up in the 1960s, Pattie Boyd seemed so glamorous. Of the Beatles women at the time, she was the one with a career. She was beautiful, always well-dressed and appeared to have it all. It's so sad to learn that Pattie, who was so much a part of the so-called generation of love, had received so little love herself from her parents and husbands. Her years with two of the most famous rock musicians in the world were consumed by drugs and alcohol and abandonment in affairs. She seemed to lack the confidence to stand up to anyone.
The book isn't particularly well written and there's nothing new to tell about her marriage to George Harrison that hasn't already been told. If you've read Eric Clapton's autobiography, there's nothing new there either. Her life before and after "the boys" is the story not previously told. I'm glad she's found herself, although sad that it took so long. Judging by her divorce settlements with George and Eric, (particularly in light of the astounding settlement Heather Mills bilked out of Paul McCartney), Pattie really got rooked. Buy the book if only to help fund her retirement!
Reading this book made me feel very lucky to be living in my middle class house with my husband and kids, struggling with bills and enjoying life. The people who seem to have so much really have the least.
 Very fun! September 15, 2008
I really enjoyed this book. I thought her stories were frank and real. And she knows what details are best left private!!!
 Excellent clapton and harriosn tidbits September 2, 2008
Very good book here. Really good stories of clapton and harrison. The funnything i took away from this was that , even the greatest guys go thru depression and experience the sames things that we all face. Sometimes, in life, what you think you need is not often what is best for you. As patty proves at the end of the book.
If you're a music fan of the 1960s and 70s, you'll enjoy this book! September 2, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was drawn to WONDERFUL TONIGHT--written and read by Pattie
Boyd--by its subtitle: GEORGE HARRISON, ERIC CLAPTON, AND
ME . . . I thought to myself that I had heard of those guys; in fact, I
had grown up listening to much of their music.
Yet I had not followed their personal lives all that closely, nor had
I known too much about Boyd other than the fact that she had been
married to both Harrison and Clapton.
It turns out that she was more than just their respective wives . . . she
was also their muse, having inspired Harrison's classic "Something"
and "Layla," Clapton's rock anthem.
In addition, she lived a fascinating life . . . WONDERFUL TONIGHT
explores it in vivid detail, including this recollection of her first real
encounter with Clapton:
* It was a sweet, turbulent life, but one that would take an
unexpected turn, starting with a simple note that began
"dearest l."
I read it quickly and assumed that it was from some weirdo;
I did get fan mail from time to time. . . . I thought no
more about it until that evening when the phone rang. It was
Eric [Clapton]. "Did you get my letter?" . . . And then
the penny dropped. "Was that from you?" I said. . . . It
was the most passionate letter anyone had ever written me.
Unfortunately, Boyd had her share of heartaches . . . her
childhood was interrupted by the divorce of her parents,
both her famous husbands cheated on her, and she was also
abused by Clapton . . . to her credit, she managed to turn
her life around and since has become a well-respected
photographer.
The author broke a 40-year period of silence with this book . . I'm glad
she did . . . do read or listen to it if you want to know more about
the music scene of the 1960s and 70s.
Magic explained. August 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I had heard tidbits about how Eric Clapton "stole" George Harrison's beautiful wife, Patti Boyd before, and I was curious about how that happened and...then what? Happily ever after? No, no. Patti gives us the whole story, a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the world of rock and roll musicians. The relationship interplays, the emotions, the disappointment over songs that don't "make it." The stories behind the creation of some unforgettable songs, and the personalities and friendships of the people we see only as public figures. After I read this book, I read "Clapton" and got a perspective from that side of the story. Fascinating and, well, "lovely." Well worth the read.
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