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Letters of Note: Fathers

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Letters of Note: Fathers by Shaun Usher is a captivating collection of letters that provide heartfelt insights into the relationships between fathers and their children. The anthology spans a variety of cultures and eras, offering poignant, humorous, and sometimes surprising glimpses into the bonds that shape our lives. Through these diverse correspondences, the book delves into themes of love, guidance, and familial connection.
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You might like this book if you enjoy exploring the enduring bond between fathers and their children through compelling letters that span history and culture. This collection offers heartfelt insights and intimate glimpses into the joys, challenges, and wisdom of fatherhood, beautifully curated by Shaun Usher.

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A compulsive collection of the world's most entertaining, inspiring and powerful letters with fathers at their heart, curated by the founder of the global phenomenon lettersofnote.com

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In Letters of Note: Fathers, Shaun Usher collects together remarkable correspondence by and about fathers, including proud parental words of love, advice from experienced dads to new ones, as well as letters from both frustrated and adoring offspring.

Includes letters by:

  • Anne Frank
  • W.E.B. Du Bois
  • Jawaharlal Nehru
  • Groucho Marx
  • Che Guevara
  • Ted Hughes
  • Katherine Mansfield
  • Fergal Keane
  • Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Samuel Bernstein
  • & many more

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The collection is celebrated for its emotional depth, offering a mix of inspiring, poignant, and sometimes humorous insights through a series of letters. Critics commend it for being a remarkably enjoyable and beautifully presented compilation that delivers a thoroughly engaging reading experience.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781838850135

Publisher: Canongate Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 May 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Canongate Books

Edition: Main

Contributors:

  • Compiled by Shaun Usher

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 111.0mm

Height: 178.0mm

Weight: 121g

Pages: 176

About the Author

Shaun Usher is a writer and sole custodian of the popular blogs lettersofnote.com and listsofnote.com. He has transformed both blogs into bestselling books, crowd-funded by Unbound and jointly published by Unbound and Canongate. He lives in Wilmslow with his wife Karina and their two sons. He is the author of the bestselling Letters of Note, More Letters of Note,Lists of Note and Speeches of Note. Along with Simon Garfield's To the Letter, Letters of Note inspired Letters Live, a series of live performances celebrating the enduring power of literary correspondence, with great performers reading remarkable letters to a live audience.

@LettersOfNote | lettersofnote.com | shaunusher.com | letterslive.com

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