--- product_id: 217138944 title: "Mercury and Me" price: "£15.78" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 7 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/217138944-mercury-and-me store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Mercury and Me **Price:** £15.78 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Mercury and Me - **How much does it cost?** £15.78 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/217138944-mercury-and-me) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Mercury and Me [Hutton, Jim, Wapshott, Tim] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Mercury and Me Review: Loved It--Heart-Wrenching--But Perhaps Not For Everyone - I loved this book. I read it pretty much in one sitting, and found it thoroughly engrossing. The writing is extremely simple; it feels like you're talking to Jim directly as he tells you about his life with Freddie rather than reading a professionally-written memoir. (To that effect, I wonder what role Tim Wapshott had in this book's creation? It feels too organic to have been ghostwritten, at least entirely.) Anyway, that may or may not detract from the book for some folks. It's honest--perhaps *too* honest, in a few places--and everything is filtered through Jim's perspective, which means that especially the end might rub some people the wrong way, depending on how positively you want to perceive Mary. It therefore may come across as unfair, the picture he paints of her, but this book is unfiltered: it still bears the marks of grief of a man who's just lost the love of his life--and no doubt Mary was grieving, too. Grief can make people do strange things. And while I can understand that some people would feel that Jim's revealing so much about his life with Freddie is a betrayal--well, then everyone's betrayed him. Everyone's committed the same "sin". I can't think of a single person who was close to him (with the exception of John Deacon?) who hasn't given at least one interview, and most have gone on to give several lengthy ones and / or to write books. For better or for worse, that's so--and for better or for worse, accounts of various events (especially conversations--some of them crucial) don't always match up. Grief can make people do strange things, and grief can mar memories. One thing I particularly appreciate is Jim's not really touching on Freddie's past relationship with Mary. That gets brought up a lot, mostly with speculation, and particularly when people deign it necessary to have sometimes heated debates over whether Freddie was gay or bisexual. That Jim didn't even touch on that issue, I think, speaks volumes about the kind of person he was. There are many different ways to love, and he knew that, for the years they were together, he was Freddie's, and Freddie was his. And that was good enough for them. (That said, Jim refers to Freddie as gay on a couple of occasions, and never as bisexual, so if that, uhm, "triggers you", as the kids say these days, then here's a friendly heads up.) Anyway--I loved this book. Is it simple? Yes. Are there typos? Yes. Does Jim repeat himself? Oh yes. Are there tidbits of information that we probably didn't need to know? Yep. But, as I said, that's what made it so special: it really felt like you were just sitting in a chair opposite, listening to him reminisce. Still if that sort of thing isn't your cup of tea, and / or if you're looking strictly for nothing but irrefutable facts . . . this isn't the memoir for you. If you don't mind those things, I can't recommend this book enough. Review: Mercury and Me is interesting and sad - I purchased this book because I found a superb deal on it but I had a heavy heart about reading the contents. It's a quick read but I really tried to pace myself so as to remain as impartial as possible. Knowing what a private person Freddie mercury was and how he felt about sharing the intimate relationships in his life, it was really difficult to understand why the partner in his final days who helped take care of him could write of their relationship and be a true partner. The jury is still out on that one for me, and definetly leaning in the guilty direction. What about being loyal and true even after death? I have to believe that something was lacking in a person that would betray the one he loved and cared for til death. What did the gold wedding band mean if not true love? I only hope that it helped the author to get through the final years of his life in some way. There is definetly a resentment between Freddies girlfriend Mary Austin and Mr. Hutton which would be better off left untold. Makes you wonder what meant more to him;being HIV positive or accepted by Mary Austin. At any rate being a loving die hard fan of queen and Freddie Mercury there is deep graditude for Jim Huttons presence in Freddies life for the fact that he was seemingly happier and became true to just that one partner. It was evident in his looks and his demeanor that he was happy to be settled down amd no longer promiscuous. The question comes to mind about why he insisted on leaving the bulk of his estate to her rather than to his family and closest friends. I suppose he must have trusted her for some reason that was known only to him. If you can prepare yourself for lots of sadness and plenty of tears and you feel you need to know about Freddie and his last lover then try to get a good deal on this book. I got an excellent library edition paperback Mercury and Me that is near flawless and already sealed cover to cover in clear lamanent. CORRECTION: this is a good used Hardcopy. The library copy is queen as it began. I have read several and I like Peter freestones book a lot. I am presently reading mercury and me for the second time. If not for telling private things I would agree that he loved Freddie. Perhaps he loved the status it gave him. Afterall Freddie persued Jim. Jim admitted that Freddie wasn't even his type. Why did Mary Austin treat these three so cruel? I think she may have resented them all because she lost Freddie to them. Her ego was surely hurt more than anyone could know. And probably her heart got broken even though she accepted it and maintained her dignity. Perhaps though she accepted it for Freddie but never forgave the ones who took Freddie away from her. I believe Freddie felt that he owed her. He was never even able to fire anyone who worked at garden lodge he just gave them another job After his passing she was free to rid herself of the ones whom he chose to be with. Probably just human nature. I do hope that jim and freds spirits live on and are reunited as friends or whatever Freddie chooses. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B08CGDP2ZG | | Best Sellers Rank | #261,511 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #7 in AIDS (Books) #48 in LGBTQ+ Biographies (Books) #3,278 in Music (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (4,012) | | Dimensions | 5 x 0.92 x 8 inches | | ISBN-13 | 979-8650897958 | | Item Weight | 7.4 ounces | | Language | English | | Print length | 406 pages | | Publication date | July 6, 2020 | | Publisher | Independently published | ## Images ![Mercury and Me - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61ajAYRDVVL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Loved It--Heart-Wrenching--But Perhaps Not For Everyone *by A***N on June 14, 2020* I loved this book. I read it pretty much in one sitting, and found it thoroughly engrossing. The writing is extremely simple; it feels like you're talking to Jim directly as he tells you about his life with Freddie rather than reading a professionally-written memoir. (To that effect, I wonder what role Tim Wapshott had in this book's creation? It feels too organic to have been ghostwritten, at least entirely.) Anyway, that may or may not detract from the book for some folks. It's honest--perhaps *too* honest, in a few places--and everything is filtered through Jim's perspective, which means that especially the end might rub some people the wrong way, depending on how positively you want to perceive Mary. It therefore may come across as unfair, the picture he paints of her, but this book is unfiltered: it still bears the marks of grief of a man who's just lost the love of his life--and no doubt Mary was grieving, too. Grief can make people do strange things. And while I can understand that some people would feel that Jim's revealing so much about his life with Freddie is a betrayal--well, then everyone's betrayed him. Everyone's committed the same "sin". I can't think of a single person who was close to him (with the exception of John Deacon?) who hasn't given at least one interview, and most have gone on to give several lengthy ones and / or to write books. For better or for worse, that's so--and for better or for worse, accounts of various events (especially conversations--some of them crucial) don't always match up. Grief can make people do strange things, and grief can mar memories. One thing I particularly appreciate is Jim's not really touching on Freddie's past relationship with Mary. That gets brought up a lot, mostly with speculation, and particularly when people deign it necessary to have sometimes heated debates over whether Freddie was gay or bisexual. That Jim didn't even touch on that issue, I think, speaks volumes about the kind of person he was. There are many different ways to love, and he knew that, for the years they were together, he was Freddie's, and Freddie was his. And that was good enough for them. (That said, Jim refers to Freddie as gay on a couple of occasions, and never as bisexual, so if that, uhm, "triggers you", as the kids say these days, then here's a friendly heads up.) Anyway--I loved this book. Is it simple? Yes. Are there typos? Yes. Does Jim repeat himself? Oh yes. Are there tidbits of information that we probably didn't need to know? Yep. But, as I said, that's what made it so special: it really felt like you were just sitting in a chair opposite, listening to him reminisce. Still if that sort of thing isn't your cup of tea, and / or if you're looking strictly for nothing but irrefutable facts . . . this isn't the memoir for you. If you don't mind those things, I can't recommend this book enough. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Mercury and Me is interesting and sad *by Q***R on October 9, 2011* I purchased this book because I found a superb deal on it but I had a heavy heart about reading the contents. It's a quick read but I really tried to pace myself so as to remain as impartial as possible. Knowing what a private person Freddie mercury was and how he felt about sharing the intimate relationships in his life, it was really difficult to understand why the partner in his final days who helped take care of him could write of their relationship and be a true partner. The jury is still out on that one for me, and definetly leaning in the guilty direction. What about being loyal and true even after death? I have to believe that something was lacking in a person that would betray the one he loved and cared for til death. What did the gold wedding band mean if not true love? I only hope that it helped the author to get through the final years of his life in some way. There is definetly a resentment between Freddies girlfriend Mary Austin and Mr. Hutton which would be better off left untold. Makes you wonder what meant more to him;being HIV positive or accepted by Mary Austin. At any rate being a loving die hard fan of queen and Freddie Mercury there is deep graditude for Jim Huttons presence in Freddies life for the fact that he was seemingly happier and became true to just that one partner. It was evident in his looks and his demeanor that he was happy to be settled down amd no longer promiscuous. The question comes to mind about why he insisted on leaving the bulk of his estate to her rather than to his family and closest friends. I suppose he must have trusted her for some reason that was known only to him. If you can prepare yourself for lots of sadness and plenty of tears and you feel you need to know about Freddie and his last lover then try to get a good deal on this book. I got an excellent library edition paperback Mercury and Me that is near flawless and already sealed cover to cover in clear lamanent. CORRECTION: this is a good used Hardcopy. The library copy is queen as it began. I have read several and I like Peter freestones book a lot. I am presently reading mercury and me for the second time. If not for telling private things I would agree that he loved Freddie. Perhaps he loved the status it gave him. Afterall Freddie persued Jim. Jim admitted that Freddie wasn't even his type. Why did Mary Austin treat these three so cruel? I think she may have resented them all because she lost Freddie to them. Her ego was surely hurt more than anyone could know. And probably her heart got broken even though she accepted it and maintained her dignity. Perhaps though she accepted it for Freddie but never forgave the ones who took Freddie away from her. I believe Freddie felt that he owed her. He was never even able to fire anyone who worked at garden lodge he just gave them another job After his passing she was free to rid herself of the ones whom he chose to be with. Probably just human nature. I do hope that jim and freds spirits live on and are reunited as friends or whatever Freddie chooses. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review *by N***S on May 4, 2019* This is truly one of the best Audio Stories I have listened too . Such a great Book by Jim Hutton it has to be the most honest & real experience and Journey with Freddie Anyone has ever had Jim was Freddies Husband would highly recommend this Audio to anyone beautifully Read and great CD Quality which is a Must Have for any Queen Fan 10/10 --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/217138944-mercury-and-me](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/217138944-mercury-and-me) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-05*