The only researched biographical novel on the life of John Lennon. With foreword by Bill Harry, a Scouse glossary, and an encylopedia of the historical characters in the book, Shoulda Been There traces Lennon"s life from his birth in 1940 to Dec. 1961 when The Beatles sign a managerial agreement with Brian Epstein. Each chapter is footnoted and includes end note discussions of discrepancies found between Beatle scholars. Written as a novel, this is not a work of fiction, but a "fly on the wall" account of Lennon"s life.