Dear Lupin... by Charlie Mortimer
A charming, witty and touching collection of letters from a father to his son, that became a huge bestseller in hardback.
As well as being the funniest book I've read in ages, it's also extremely touchingA 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 *
A collection of brilliantly written letters from a world-weary father to his feckless son. They could offer a money back guarantee if you don't laugh - the publishers' money would be safe. -- Jeremy Paxman * Guardian Books of the Year *
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.' * Sunday Express *
Poignant, waspish and gossipy, it is also very, very funny. * Mail Online *
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 *
A collection of brilliantly written letters from a world-weary father to his feckless son. They could offer a money back guarantee if you don't laugh - the publishers' money would be safe. -- Jeremy Paxman * Guardian Books of the Year *
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.' * Sunday Express *
Poignant, waspish and gossipy, it is also very, very funny. * Mail Online *
Charlie Mortimer was born in 1952 and educated at Wellesley House, Broadstairs and (reluctantly) Eton. He has been, among other things, an officer in the Coldstream Guards, a vintage car restorer, an estate agent, a roughneck on an oil rig, a pop group manager, a mechanic in Africa, a manufacturer of boxer shorts and an antiques dealer. He currently describes himself as a 'middle aged, middle class spiv (mostly retired)'
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| ISBN 13 | 9781780332352 |
| ISBN 10 | 1780332351 |
| Title | Dear Lupin... |
| Author | Charlie Mortimer |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2013-03-28 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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