Goldeneye: Where Bond Was Born: Ian Fleming's Jamaica

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Goldeneye: Where Bond Was Born: Ian Fleming's Jamaica

[Read by Roy McMillan]

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 NoÃ«l 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.
Country USA
Brand Blackstone Audiobooks
Manufacturer Blackstone Audiobooks
Binding Audio CD
UnitCount 1
Format Audiobook
EANs 9781481514194
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Blackstone Audiobooks
Manufacturer	Blackstone Audiobooks
Binding	Audio CD
UnitCount	1
Format	Audiobook
EANs	9781481514194
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Goldeneye: Where Bond Was Born: Ian Fleming's Jamaica

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