Letters from Uncle Val

by Andy Jones

Letters from Uncle Val
written and peformed
by Andy Jones

Between 1986 and 1989 Uncle Val, an elderly outharbour gentleman, wrote nineteen letters from his new home in the suburbs of St. John’s to his old friend Jack back home. Val’s move from the Bay to the ‘burbs' to live with his daughter, her obnoxious husband, their youngsters and two useless poodles, is an uneasy one. His slow adjustment and eventual appreciation for life in town is endearingly revealed through his letters to Jack.

Letters from Uncle Val on Myspace.com



"There are precious few actors who can charm and bind an audience so completely as Andy Jones."
-- Gordon Jones, Telegram, St. John's

Andy Jones is a stage and film actor and writer living in St. John’s, Newfoundland. He performed for many years with the comedy troupe Codco.

Written by Andy Jones with Michael Jones Sr. Performed by Andy Jones Dedicated to the Memory of Francis Colbert

Thanks to Mary Lynn, Louis, and Marthe Bernard, John Disney, John Foster, Flip Janes, Marnie Parsons, Janet Russell, Anita Best, Ella Scott, Bill Squires, Glen Tilley, John Doyle, Mary Walsh, Jim Rillie, Mary Dalton Walsh, Connie Corkum, Cherie Pyne, Nicole Rousseau, Lois Brown, and the members of The Sheila's Brush Theatre Company.

Genres: Audiobook

Audio Cassette

First published November 30, 2006

Reviews

[Carol · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5* It wasn't bad, but it wasn't that good. It felt so dated even though the book was published in 2006, set in the late 80s. Meh.

[Simonew · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty entertaining , short book. Quite funny at times.

[T · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was supposed to be a comedy, but really it wasn't. Uncle Val was said to be a crabby old man, I didn't think he was. In reality this was a story told through letters of an old man who goes to live with his daughter. Things aren't great at her house, but not in a funny way, more in a sad way. In the end her daughter and her husband lose their home, and go to counselling. Funny? No.