Dear Lupin: Letters to a Wayward Son, by Roger Mortimer, Charlie Mortimer
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Nostalgic, witty, and filled with characters and situations that people of all ages will recognize, Dear Lupin is the correspondence of a father to his only son, spanning nearly 25 years. Roger Mortimer's sometimes hilarious, sometimes touching, always generous letters to his son are packed with anecdotes and sharp observations, with a unique analogy for every scrape Charlie Mortimer got himself into. The trials and tribulations of his youth and early adulthood are received by his father with humor, understanding, and a touch of resignation, making them the perfect reminder of when letters were common, but always special. A racing journalist himself, Roger Mortimer wrote for a living, yet still penned over 150 letters to his son as he left school, and lived in South America, Africa, Weston-super-Mare, and eventually London. These letters form a memoir of their relationship, and an affectionate portrait of a time gone by.
Dear Lupin: Letters to a Wayward Son, by Roger Mortimer, Charlie Mortimer- Published on: 2015-10-13
- Formats: Audiobook, MP3 Audio, Unabridged
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 6.75" h x .50" w x 5.25" l,
- Running time: 5 Hours
- Binding: MP3 CD
Review As well as being the funniest book I've read in ages, it's also extremely touching. A delight then, on every front. The Spectator By turns exasperated, affectionate, touching and wry, the letters brim with a father's love for his son. An absolute delight. Daily Mail ...this book makes you cry as well as laugh. -- Charles Moore Daily Telegraph These hilarious missives from an eccentric father to an errant son have all the playful oddity of the Dear Bill letters. Sunday Times Very, very funny. Sunday Times In an era when letter writing is a vanishing art form, this idiosyncratic collection from a father to his errant son is a delight. Telegraph Herein is comedy gold... a delight, a labour of fatherly love in which a deep if slightly exasperated affection is always legible between the lines. Racing Post Affectionate... a poignant biography. Oldie Entirely delightful: funny, wise and full of insights into the relationship between fathers and sons. The Lady Witty and affectionate. Letter writing might be a dying art, but this book proves what a glorious art it is. Tatler Wry trenchant, often extremely funny, but also charmingly forbearing and forgiving. Country Life An examination of the father/son relationship and a snapshot of 1960s and 1970s society in all its contemporaneous freshness... never loses its ability to make the reader laugh. Country Life 'these often exasperated but hilarious letters should be required reading by all young things who think they know better. Charlie says this book is a tribute to his father and what a fine tribute it is. Roger's optimism in the most unpromising of circumstances will stay with you long after his last delightful letter is read.' The Sunday Express
About the Author Roger Mortimer was born in 1909 and educated at Eton and Sandhurst. In 1930 he was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards. He fought in Dunkirk in 1940 and was taken as a POW for the remainder of the war. After resigning from the army in 1947, he became a racing correspondent for the Sunday Times for almost thirty years. He wrote several classic books on racing, including The History of the Derby. He met Cynthia Denison-Pender in 1947 and was married the same year. They had two daughters: Cynthia and Jane, and one son, Charles. He died in 1991.Charlie Mortimer was educated (reluctantly) at Eton. Now describing himself as a ‘middle-aged, middle-class spiv (mostly retired)’. He was an officer in the Coldstream Guards, a vintage car restorer, oil-rig roughneck and pop-group manager, as well as a car mechanic in Africa, manufacturer of boxer shorts and an antiques dealer. He lives in West London.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. cracked heads By eugenesavoy lordy lord, would that americans would be infected by the plague of common sense, wit, flippancy and directness of the most lovely and mad of isles, England. This book proves, rather conclusively, that the world would be more pleasant if the baby boomers had listened to and obeyed their parents. huzzah for the WW2 generation with its silence, smoking, drinking and general carrying on. no hugs just get on with.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. An exasperated father By The One Who Reads Roger Mortimer's letters to his son, Charlie, written over a period of twenty five years, are full of gems such as "In those happy days we had a chauffeur called Percy Samuel Woods who committed suicide by lying face downwards in a large puddle. Talk about doing things the hard way!" or "Unfortunately I am rapidly becoming senile and my general health is deteriorating rather fast. Old age is full of surprises, most of them unpleasant, and is rather like being punished for a crime one has never committed".Always supportive, even when disapproving of his wild child, Roger Mortimer's intelligence, literacy and profound love for his son shine out from this delightful collection of letters.This would make a wonderful present for anyone with an interest in family relationships, a sense of humour or a soft spot for the Pooter family.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. What a lovely Dad By janet leigh Absolutely marvellous. A cross between PG Wodehouse and the obituaries of colourful military men. The novel is epistolary - letters from Roger Mortimer to his son Charles. Charles is a reprobate , but the affection his father has for him, his tolerance, his irony, his humour and his love are palpable. It is just so funny, and Roger is a lovely man.it also gives us an inkling of upper middle class society in the 50's.I am going to recommend it to all my friends. i loved it.
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