Freddie Mercury by Freestone, Peter (2001) Paperback

Peter Freestone is a nice man and he has a very interesting tale to tell. I assume that it was David Evans' job to take Peter's material and turn it into an engaging, readable book. In that case, David has let Peter down miserably. The book is very poorly edited, a complete mess in places. There are poorly constructed sentences that need to be read more than once before the intent emerges, contradictory statements, atrocious punctuation... all the stuff that a co-author is employed to sort out.

The editing mess really scrubs the shine off the book, and it's a great shame because Peter Freestone has a unique perspective on a most interesting and beloved man.