John Lennon's Half-Sister Disputes Story Of His Childhood...

Daily Mail :

Until now, the foundations of Lennon's artistic success and his torment have been laid at the door of one woman, his formidable Aunt Mimi, who brought him up instead of his promiscuous mother Julia, Mimi's younger sister...

..According to John's sister, a former teacher and educational psychologist, far from being motivated by love and concern for John, Aunt Mimi's disapproval was born of jealousy and spite, dating back to childhood rivalries when the attractive Julia, the fourth of five sisters, was their father's favourite.

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