Peggy. Lockdown Letters to My Mum - Couverture souple

Dudeney, Guy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1838230408 ISBN 13 : 9781838230401

Editeur : Guy Dudeney, 2020

Synopsis

“…From an author who is obviously a natural raconteur and wit.”“Evoking fun and humour all in one. Thoroughly recommend it for escapism in these difficult times.”“Brash, exuberant, wholly unafraid of a dash of cliché, or of unabashedly bending asides of vulgarity and schoolboy humour to his purpose, Guy Dudeney has here constructed a kind of vaudeville act out of his life. It came out of his desire to entertain and keep connection with his ailing mother through the long Covid lockdown, when she lies helpless in a nursing home and her son can neither speak to nor visit her. So, he sends fifty or so epistles, each a miniature stage performance, in an effort to keep the connection alive.This extrovert, at times extravagant, performance (whose subtitle could have been “Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog” had Dylan Thomas not already pinched it) takes no prisoners, offering no concessions to those of a delicate literary disposition or with politically correct leanings. As such, a reader who buys the deal on offer is taken to a vanished world of minor public school, merry pranks, jolly japes, and occasional well merited beatings, as well as to life in an African colony at the end of Empire, all evoked through Guy’s ebullient voice.The mind slightly boggles at the idea of some of the jokes in these missives being read aloud to the author’s mother by her care workers, but it seems that they went down a treat. If you’re fond of schoolboy adventure stories and want some more but ventriloquized as a music hall act, then this eccentric book is for you. And its profits go to a good cause.”Peggy. Lockdown Letters to My Mum is a humorous and nostalgic collection of letters written by Guy to his mother between March to late August 2020. Lockdown Letters are an important tool to reach out to Peggy within her community at St C’s nursing home. With the help of her dedicated carers, Guy’s letters are read aloud to her, He recalls his action-packed, schoolboy tales with wit and clever use of language. As the weeks roll by Guy adjusts what he writes to provide entertainment for the staff at the care home too. He takes his audience on a voyage through boarding school life in Sussex in the early 1970s and his African school holidays, touching upon his transition to adulthood and his initial experiences whilst working in Nigeria. As a natural storyteller, Guy spills plenty of ink describing the pranks he got up to with his pals as they navigated relationships with their peers, teacher’s, and adults who they drove to distraction. With his parents living abroad, he took every opportunity to push the boundaries both in the UK and in Nigeria. Guy starts out by writing short, observational letters which develop into a series of enthralling tales.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Guy Dudeney
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1838230408
• ISBN 13: 9781838230401
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 265
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg