Lost for Words

by Deric Longden

Book Overview

Deric Longden's mother had a dotty way with words and a private brand of logic. She was first featured in Diana's Story, which Longden wrote some years after his wife's death. Now the author's mother... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0552139432
• ISBN13: 9780552139434
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Not Avail
• Length: 283 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Good reading

Great reading,very funny like all his other books. The service was great and I received the book in no time.

Tugging at your heart strings.

After seeing the movie, with Peter Postlethwaite and Dame Thora Hird, I found myself laughing and crying within the first five minutes.I knew I had to read the book!.I know that books offer so much more of the story than can be put in an hour and a half video, so I went on a search. The book was not available in Canada, so a friend, who was traveling to England, brought it back for me. I was not disappointed, the book gave so much more!The wonderful,loving, quirky relationship between mother and son, makes you wish you could be a part of their family. To see the world through the eyes of the mother, would make it seem such a wonderous place, and when she could no longer express her joy for life in words that were recognizable to us ordinary folk, her son was there to act as her interpreter. To be so much a part of another person, that you can read their thoughts by the tone of their voice, and the look in their eyes, makes me envious.If you read this book, be prepared for your heart to hurt, but , also to smile.

A wonderful tribute

I bought this book after watching the television play of Lost for Words, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I wasn't disappointed. The book had more room for detail and I loved it: it's one of the funniest, saddest books I've ever read. I've since read other books by Deric Longden and enjoyed every one.

Great book -- lousy recording

I've read all of Longden's books, and loved them. However, I was extremely disappointed in the quality of his reading on this cassette. He should definitely have let someone whose geographical accent is not so pronounced do the reading. He slurs his words and mumbles. Perhaps the locals in Huddersfield can understand him, but my mother -- who is blind and reads books on tape -- is at a loss.How sad. And, this is more than unfortunate. It's akin to highway robbery!

such a funny, yet sad book

i thought this book was great. it was so funny.i've now started reading all the other books by deric longden and they're just as good