One of our Books of the Year 2016.
A beautifully quirky, yet at the same time completely logical love story (well it is logical once you've realised that you too, have fallen in love with an alligator). ‘Carrying Albert Home’ is a nine part tale, detailing an odyssey that took place during the 1930’s, interspersed with snappy little introductions to each part of the story by the author.
As Homer (the elder) and Elsie his wife, adventure their way down the east coast from West Virgina to Florida, with Albert the alligator and the Rooster, it’s sometimes easy to forget that Homer Hickam (the younger and author) is telling the ‘somewhat true’ story of the early years of his parents marriage, surely this is the most fantastical tale ever told!
I believe that John Steinbeck and Ernest Hemingway would remember their parts in this tale with glee, who wouldn't want to have been introduced to the charming and rather glorious Albert? I quite simply devoured this enchanting book in one sitting, and I will want to read it again and again.
One of our Books of the Year 2015.
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'Must-read...A funny yet tragic tale of a husband and wife's car journey across the US with Albert the alligator in tow. Yes, really.' Marie Claire A journey of a thousand miles. With an alligator on the back seat. And John Steinbeck as a passenger. This is a tale where everything is true,except the bits that are made up.
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'Must-read...A funny yet tragic tale of a husband and wife's car journey across the US with Albert the alligator in tow. Yes, really.' Marie Claire A journey of a thousand miles.
Carrying Albert Home features in the following genres: Biographies & Autobiographies, Book Club Recommendations, Books with reviews by our Reader Review Panel, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Romance / Relationship Stories, Biography, Literature and Literary studies, Recommendations, General Fiction, Fiction
Paperback. £11.69, down from the £12.99 cover price. In Stock.
Carrying Albert Home was written by Homer Hickam and published by Harper an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Carrying Albert Home has 416 pages
£11.69, reduced from £12.99. In Stock.
