Love from Boy: Roald Dahl’s Letters to His Mother review – an intimate record

Edited by Donald Sturrock, this selection of letters written over four decades tracks the emergence of a writer’s talent

Do you kiss your mother with a mouth like that? The phrase takes on a special twist when applied to Roald Dahl. One striking thing about this enjoyable selection from Dahl’s devoted four-decade correspondence with his mother is quite how free he is with profanities.

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