Iris Murdoch says, I had marvellous parents. I was an only child, you see, and had their complete attention. They gave one absolute love.

Interestingly, Byron himself noted an odd preponderance of Onlies in his immediate family! This biography casts a fresh eye on his childhood, his troubled relations with his mother and his sexuality.

The author of adventure stories, Kidnapped, The Master of Ballantrae, Jekyll & Hyde, etc. was born into a prosperous Edinburgh family. An only child, he described himself as "Intelligent & sickly".

Not only was Chris Milne his parents only child, he was known, watched & loved by millions of Pooh fans throughout the world. A beautiful, fascinating insight into the mind of the archetypal Only

Betjemans much-loved verse autobiography, recalling his childhood and college life.

I hope youll consider having another baby. It was lonely for me. Very lonely." Frank Sinatra

Super-talented Annie Lennox is well-known for her obsession with privacy: "I'm an only child, you know, originally. I'm not a child anymore, but I certainly tend to spend a lot of time on my own."

"Few writers have portrayed so searchingly their early childhood and their choice of a vocation or have judged so severely the adult who grew from the child..."

Hard to get, but highly recommended and still available from Amazon.com