The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle

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Matt Cain

It's never too late to start your life's big adventure . . . Albert Entwistle was a postman. It was one of the few things everyone knew about him. And it was one of the few things he was comfortable with people knowing. 64-year-old Albert Entwistle has been a postie in a quiet town in Northern England for all his life, living alone since the death of his mam 18 years ago. He keeps himself to himself. He always has. But he's just learned he'll be forced to retire at his next birthday. With no friends and nothing to look forward to, the lonely future he faces terrifies him. He realises it's finally time to be honest about who he is. He must learn to ask for what he wants. And he must find the courage to look for George, the man that, many years ago, he lost - but has never forgotten . . . Join Albert as he sets out to find the long-lost love of his life, and has an unforgettable and completely life-affirming adventure on the way ... This is a love story the like of which you have never read before!

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Author

Matt Cain

Pages

448

Publisher

Headline Publishing Group

Published Date

2021-05-27

ISBN

1472275055 9781472275059

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"I was not prepared. I thought this was going to be a light-hearted book about an old man regaining his life. Nope this man is deeply traumatized. How the author captured the fear and persecution of gay folks in this book really hits deep. I was tearing up at several parts of this book. While there was enough ugly events to make me cry a river, it was a book of hope and I was happy to have read it. TW: pet death, mentions of racism, and homophobic violence and slurs"

Tori

"I shop at my local bookstore and I was having trouble finding something "light" to read (I don't like scary books or novels that play on negative emotions, of which I'm finding too much lately). I am so glad I read this since it was a positive story. Another poster wrote about the American Indian costume and I wished that had been edited out of the book before publication. Otherwise, lovely and feel-goid book, which are hard to find."

Judy

"I enjoyed this a lot however there is one part of the book where Albert’s coworkers dress up as the Village People and one of them shows up in a, and I quote, “American-Indian headdress”. (This character is not Indigenous American to my knowledge) This is not condemned by Albert nor any other character which like that’s weird and I get that the author is British and maybe has less social awareness of this but like that just threw me off and probably should’ve been taken care of in the editing process."

Florian

"A book about taking your second chance and speaking your truth. Great story. "

Stacey

"I’m still crying over this book. I don’t have the proper words to review this but I’ll say that being with Albert on his journey to accepting himself was beautiful and I felt honored to read past the acknowledgments to conversations with real people who lived through these times. Back to the tissues now!"

Nash

"This was such an emotional and heartwarming read. I found myself really connecting to Albert and tearing up throughout most of the book. I loved Albert’s relationship with Nicole, his coworkers, Edith, and the people he meets along the way on his quest to find George. The narrator was phenomenal and I agree this is a good book for Backman fans, even if it was a bit sappy and a bit too long. I’m sad it took me so long to start!"