{"product_id":"love-from-boy-roald-dahls-letters-to-his-mother-9780399168468","title":"Love from Boy: Roald Dahl's Letters to His Mother","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of The BFG  Matilda  James and the Giant Peach  Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory  and many more beloved classicsa whimsical  witty  and revealing collection of the legendary childrens author and writer Roald Dahls letters written to his mother  from early childhood through Dahls travels to Africa  his career in the Royal Air Force  his work in post-war Washington  D.C.  and Hollywood  and the books that made him a literary star.  Roald Dahl penned his first letter to his mother  Sofie Magdalene  when he was just nine years old. The origins of a brilliantly funny  subversive  creative mind were evident in boarding school  and as he entered adulthood  his penchant for storytelling emerged in his missives home from Africa  where he was stationed by Shell Oil  and then the desert camps of the Royal Air Force. His skills were sharpened after a plane crash in Egypt landed him in Washington  D.C.  where his cheery letters home were cover for his work in the British Secret Service  along with gossipy updates on his spontaneous rise in Hollywood and his budding New York literary career. His mother was  in many ways  Dahls first reader  and without her correspondence he might never have become a writer. Sofie Magdalene kept every letter her son wrote to her (sadly  her own side of the correspondence did not survive). It was she who encouraged him to tell stories and nourished his desire to fabricate  exaggerate  and entertain. In these letters  Dahl began practicing his craft  developing the dark sense of humor and fantastical imagination that would later produce his timeless tales. The author of James and the Giant Peach  Charlie and the Chocolate Factory  Matilda  and The BFG  Dahl is known by millions the world over today. But  writing candidly to the person who knew him best  Dahl was as singular a character as any he created on paper. Assembled by Dahls authorized biographer Donald Sturrock  Love from Boy is a remarkable collection of never-before-published writing that spans four decades and chronicles the remarkable  unpredictable life of its author. While Dahls books remain bestselling favorites for all ages  Love from Boy provides an unprecedented glimpse of the author through his own eyesa life punctuated by tragedy  creative stagnation  unexpected fame  and fantastic adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67661084753973,"sku":"ByrdShop_039916846X","price":34.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780399168468.jpg?v=1791911992","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/love-from-boy-roald-dahls-letters-to-his-mother-9780399168468","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}