Books by Roger Mortimer
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review 1: This book is a nice easy read. Ideal for a holiday or when you want something gentle, funny and not too taxing for the brain. It is a series of letters from Charles' father to Charles (nicknamed "Lupin") from when Charles is about 15 until the father dies. The letters are a windo...
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review 1: Very moving and wistful. It is what Roger says between the lines that makes it so powerful. Through inference, letting his son know he is okay. Did Charles realise that at the time? Roger's knowledge and approval of sexuality and acceptance of humanity made one feel accepted ...
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review 1: I'm in the camp of readers who are befuddled by the adoration for this's book. Yes it is amusing in a satisfied lower upperclass (eton/Coldstream guards) kind of way. Some quite prejudiced and snotty comments I thought. RM definitely has a good turn of phrase but fail to see what...
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review 1: Follow on to Dear Lupin, Lumpy being the sister Louise Mortimer of Roger Mortimer the racing correspondent for The Sunday Times. This is a collection of the letters that Louise received from her father from the age of 12 when she started boarding school until his death in 1991. T...