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Nicholas Shakespeare's fascinating biography, with unprecedented access to the Fleming family papers, uncovers new material and throws new light on an extraordinary man. Fleming would strive all his life to throw off the shadow of his gifted older brother, and be a complete man, but ultimately was then overshadowed by his own famous creation.
3. Writing Bond
All the elements that motivated and inspired Fleming to create Bond conspire at Goldeneye, his Jamaican retreat, where he can at last start writing his novels.
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