David Charles Manners, OBE, writer, charity founder, teacher, muscian, diversiry role model

DAVID CHARLES MANNERS, B.E.M

Writer, charity founder, musician

"An inspirational, thoughtful, and compassionate writer, softly reminding us all of our common humanity"

Westmount Examiner, Montreal

LATEST NEWS

1ST JUNE 2022

David and Sarva co-founder Bernard Davies have both been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the Queen's Birthday Honours for services to leprosy suffers and their children in India and Nepal.

PLAYS

HERE AT LAST IS LOVE

Here at Last is Love - the true story of Sodomy Johnson and the Pink Sink, based on an inherited stash of remarkable wartime letters.

PICTURE PERFECT

Picture Perfect - the true story of David's relation, Margaret Chute, Hollywood's first freelance journalist, currently in pre-production with Beckman Unicorn.

The Queen of Madagascar ~ a play by David Charles Manners

The Queen of Madagascar, is the true story of a swindle perpetrated by his great-grandmother’s cousin. The script was selected in 2019 as a winner of the New Writing Competition at the Stables Theatre, Hastings.

In the Shadow of Crows

Two Journeys through India
One Remarkable Friendship

"I learnt so much from this... it shows a great depth of understanding... an amazing book"

Nikki Bedi, BBC Asian Network

Limitless Sky

Life lessons from the Himalayas

"A stunning book, which I found enthralling … a journey so vividly expressed and so seductive that the reader takes it all in easily and hungrily. Above all, I love the bravery, curiosity and honesty that streams from this immense adventure … A really remarkable and compelling book, full of wisdom, humour and beauty."

Joanna Lumley

David Charles Manners