Nostalgic, witty and filled with characters and situations that people of all ages will recognise, Dear Lupin is the entire 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 each and every scrape Charlie Mortimer got himself into. The trials and tribulations of his youth and early adulthood are received by his father with humour, 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 wrote more than 150 letters to his son as he left school, and lived in places such as 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.
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The year's funniest book by a mile. --THE HUMOUR BOOK OF THE YEAR in The Sunday Times
They could offer a money back guarantee if you don't laugh the publishers money would be safe. --Jeremy Paxman, The Guardian Books of the Year
This is by far the funniest book I ve read this year... It's also extremely touching. -- Evening Standard
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, unalloyed, every rift loaded with ore... 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
Poignant, waspish and gossipy, it is also very, very funny.-- Richard Kay, Mail Online
they are among the funniest ever dispatched in the vain hope of steering a black sheep onto something like the straight and narrow.--Wall Street Journal.
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
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
They could offer a money back guarantee if you don't laugh the publishers money would be safe. --Jeremy Paxman, The Guardian Books of the Year
This is by far the funniest book I ve read this year... It's also extremely touching. -- Evening Standard
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, unalloyed, every rift loaded with ore... 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
Poignant, waspish and gossipy, it is also very, very funny.-- Richard Kay, Mail Online
they are among the funniest ever dispatched in the vain hope of steering a black sheep onto something like the straight and narrow.--Wall Street Journal.
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
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
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A charming, witty and touching collection of letters from a father to his son.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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After reading so many adulatory reviews and seeing the title rise up the Sunday Times best seller list, there was nothing else for me to do than to buy myself a copy. I was not disappointed. The letters are delightful and full of humour redolent of an age when letter writing was what everyone did effortlessly. I suspect few, however, would have the splendid turn of phrase of Mortimer senior. Well done to Mortimer junior for keeping the letters from his father and for publishing them in Dear Lupin.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By Timbob
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Having read the reviews I was Really looking forward to this book. Firstly I was a bit disappointed that the book was virtually entirely made up of reprinted letters with minimal additional notes from the author. Whilst the letters are engaging, humorous and touching it would have been useful to have a little more insight into the life led by the son. I'm left wondering what effect the letters had on this wayward son and if there are any feelings of remorse for what appears to be a life that has not met expectations. Mortimer senior sounds a wonderful character with a fine turn of phrase and a nice line in understatement and sarcasm, whilst obviously a caring and indulgent father. well worth a read though.
22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
By Michael Cole
Format:Hardcover
I love this book and keep it nearby to dip into whenever I feel like a laugh. The author's writing is witty, human and loving to a son who clearly while disappointing his Dad, doesn't diminish the love he feels for and expresses to him. He never overtly criticises him but his opinions are in the sub-text.
Whilst also being very current (parents will recognise the son's behaviour) his style is beautifully old fashioned and his descriptions of people and events extremely funny. His diary letters of life in the country and the antics of aging neighbours, family and friends are all too real and funnier for it.
Wonderful
Whilst also being very current (parents will recognise the son's behaviour) his style is beautifully old fashioned and his descriptions of people and events extremely funny. His diary letters of life in the country and the antics of aging neighbours, family and friends are all too real and funnier for it.
Wonderful
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Mildly funny
If you enjoy hearing about people doing 'pineapple chunks', you might enjoy this book. The stream of trivia from father to son left me wondering why they bothered to communicate... Read more
Published 17 hours ago by V BERRYMAN
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dear Mr Mortimer, thank you!
I thoroughly enjoyed this. It was an unexpectedly excellent prompt to past memories as several of the characters mentioned were a part of my Hampshire/Berkshire childhood, having... Read more
Published 2 days ago by P. Commerford
2.0 out of 5 stars
Maybe you "had to be there" to find this funny.
I stuck with this and finished it. There were moments of true wit lost in a sea of repetitive and often mundane correspondence. Read more
Published 3 days ago by D. Gordon
3.0 out of 5 stars
Enjoyable - especially if you have sons!
Enjoyable, but not a book I would want to read again, as it got a bit repetitive towards the end of the book
Published 3 days ago by Christine Cl\rk
4.0 out of 5 stars
Immensely readable
As is says in the title a group of letters from father to son, where the father is exasperated by the sons lifestyle but continues to support him, politically incorrect a times,... Read more
Published 4 days ago by debc
2.0 out of 5 stars
Easy to read but very limited range
Many people seem to regard this book as side-splittingly funny. I did actually laugh once (p. 124 - someone's nickname) but only that once. Read more
Published 6 days ago by D. Ballard
4.0 out of 5 stars
Odds-on bet!
A charming insight into the many years of correspondence between Roger Mortimer and his son, who'd probably not performed as expected. Read more
Published 7 days ago by MRS Mary Young CPFA
5.0 out of 5 stars
Unexpectedly enjoyable.
Brilliantly funny and insightful. Would thoroughly recommend Roger Mortimer's book to anyone. A knowledge of horse racing helps - and a spell at boarding school!
Published 7 days ago by Ms. E. M. Lorrimar
3.0 out of 5 stars
An easy read but not up to all the hype really
Bit of a novelty to have kept all the letters but much of the content is mundane. Its on my kindle so at least not taking up room on my bookshelf.
Published 8 days ago by Hils
4.0 out of 5 stars
Funny, sad, interesting.
If you know a bit about the racing fraternity this book is for you. A real belly laugh and tear jerker. Brilliant read.
Published 9 days ago by SUE WOODS
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