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

Here Parker (The Sugar Barons) chronicles the relationship between the infamous author Ian Fleming, and his beloved Jamaica from 1946 to his final visit prior to his death in 1964, as well as the people that came into and out of his life there. Reports from those that knew Fleming, friends' personal photos, and a map illustrating significant locations, enhance the text and will help readers come to understand the writer who created one of literature and film's most iconic spies, James Bond—the "disciplined exoticism" Fleming so admired about Jamaica is reflected in his novels' themes and characters. While biographies such as Andrew Lycett's Ian Fleming provide a thorough look into Fleming's life, this title devotes itself to investigating the environment that inspired the author, even arguing that, without Jamaica, Bond may never have been born.