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

Sparkling. Full of great quotes and salacious gossip. The Commander would be pleased.

Supremely enjoyable. Matthew Parker has created a completely new picture of Fleming, Bond and the role of Jamaica in the making of the legend.--John Pearson, author of 'The Life of Ian Fleming'

Entertaining. Parker makes a convincing case that Jamaica is crucial to a proper understanding of the man and his work.

An amazing portrayal of British racial and colonial attitudes in the 1950s and 60s.--Andrea Levy, author of 'Six Stories and an Essay'

Persuasive, well researched and entertaining.

An enjoyable, sun-soaked, alcohol-sodden addition to Bond literature.

What makes Parker's book particularly fascinating is the way that, as a result of close and intelligent reading, he teases out how Fleming drew on the island, its culture and its post-war development for much of the atmosphere and incidental detail in the Bond series.

The evocation of the writer's voluptuous existence in Jamaica (and the unspoilt island itself) is nonpareil. Parker's record of a key period in the life of the writer makes a fascinating read.

Hugely enjoyable and deliciously gossipy.

An outstanding survey packed with insights key to understanding Ian Fleming's world and how it translated to his famous James Bond character and scenarios, as well as a cultural and social survey of Jamaica's evolving importance in the world.

Explores the significant influence of Jamaica and the north-coast highland house where Ian Fleming wrote his James Bond novels on his writings, evaluating the related impact of Fleming's circle of notable friendships. By the author of the best-selling Panama Fever.