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Love from Boy: Roald Dahl's Letters to His Mother

Donald Sturrock
3.92/5 (409 ratings)
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'Dear Mama, I am having a lovely time here. We play football every day here. The beds have no springs...'

So begins the first letter that nine-year-old Roald Dahl penned to his mother, Sofie Magdalene, under the watchful eye of his boarding -school headmaster. For most of his life, Roald Dahl would continue to write weekly letters to his mother, chronicling his adventures, frustrations and opinions, from the delights of his childhood to the excitements of flying as a second world war fighter pilot and the thrill of meeting top politicians and film stars during his time as a diplomat and spy in Washington. And, unbeknown to Roald, his mother lovingly kept every single one of them.

Sofie was, in many ways, Roald's first reader. It was she who encouraged him to tell stories and nourished his desire to fabricate, exaggerate and entertain. Reading these letters, you can see Roald practising his craft, developing the dark sense of humour and fantastical imagination that would later produce such timeless tales as The BFG, Matilda, Fantastic Mr Fox and The Witches.

The letters in Love From Boy are littered with Jokes and madcap observations; sometimes serious, sometimes tender, and often outrageous. To eavesdrop on a son's letters to his mother is to witness Roald Dahl turning from a boy to man, and finally becoming a writer.
Format:
Audiobook
Pages:
pages
Publication:
2016
Publisher:
BBC Radio Productions
Edition:
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
ISBN13:
kindle Asin:
B0DM1WWRP7

Love from Boy: Roald Dahl's Letters to His Mother

Donald Sturrock
3.92/5 (409 ratings)
Read Download
'Dear Mama, I am having a lovely time here. We play football every day here. The beds have no springs...'

So begins the first letter that nine-year-old Roald Dahl penned to his mother, Sofie Magdalene, under the watchful eye of his boarding -school headmaster. For most of his life, Roald Dahl would continue to write weekly letters to his mother, chronicling his adventures, frustrations and opinions, from the delights of his childhood to the excitements of flying as a second world war fighter pilot and the thrill of meeting top politicians and film stars during his time as a diplomat and spy in Washington. And, unbeknown to Roald, his mother lovingly kept every single one of them.

Sofie was, in many ways, Roald's first reader. It was she who encouraged him to tell stories and nourished his desire to fabricate, exaggerate and entertain. Reading these letters, you can see Roald practising his craft, developing the dark sense of humour and fantastical imagination that would later produce such timeless tales as The BFG, Matilda, Fantastic Mr Fox and The Witches.

The letters in Love From Boy are littered with Jokes and madcap observations; sometimes serious, sometimes tender, and often outrageous. To eavesdrop on a son's letters to his mother is to witness Roald Dahl turning from a boy to man, and finally becoming a writer.
Format:
Audiobook
Pages:
pages
Publication:
2016
Publisher:
BBC Radio Productions
Edition:
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
ISBN13:
kindle Asin:
B0DM1WWRP7

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