Dear Lupin is a collection of letters written by Roger Mortimer to his son Charlie, starting from when Charlie went to school to Roger's death in 1991. There is a lot in here that a reader just doesn't understand as the letters are wonderfully natural; Roger relies on Charlie's prior knowledge of all his friends and acquaintances, but the letters are none the less delightful and funny. They are moving too, showing a more or less distant and stressful relationship with a son who hadn't turned out quite as they were expecting, but the love and support of the parents and son (mostly) shines through.
