The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle

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What to expect

'Wonderful. Written with such a good heart, filled with joy and strength and optimism . . . inventive and fun but most importantly, true.' RUSSELL T. DAVIES

'I loved it! Really heart-warming and joyful, but also so poignant. I cannot recommend this book highly enough' LORRAINE KELLY

'A rollicking love story' IAN McKELLEN

'Albert is such an endearing character - flawed, funny and awkward, but completely relatable. A wonderfully warm story that completely drew me in' RUTH HOGAN

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 . . .

Narrated by Layton Williams, 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 likes of which you have never read before!

This audiobook contains exclusive interviews by Matt Cain with gay men on their experiences growing up through the 1950s to in the 1970s and the 1980s.

'Prepare to fall in love with Albert Entwistle! Touching and tender' S. J. WATSON

'Albert is delightful and charming, and the book is too' JONATHAN HARVEY

'A wonderful old-fashioned romance, with a serious side, a tender autumn love story that will have every reader cheering on Albert from the sidelines. An utter treat.' KATE MOSSE

(P)2021 Headline Publishing Group Limited

Critics Review

  • I had to read it in one sitting. I loved it! Really heart-warming and joyful, but also so poignant. I cannot recommend this book highly enough. It’s such a beautifully authentically told story with vivid characters and you will miss them when you reach the end.

    LORRAINE KELLY

  • ‘A heartfelt coming-of-age story . . . Remarkable’

    LAURIE FRANKEL, New York Times bestselling author

  • ‘Albert is such an endearing character – flawed, funny and awkward, but completely relatable. I wanted to give him a good shake and then a huge hug. This is a wonderfully warm story that completely drew me in’

    RUTH HOGAN

  • Prepare to fall in love with Albert Entwistle! Touching and tender.

    S. J. WATSON

  • A total triumph . . . Romantic and heartbreaking and uplifting all at once

    LAURA KAY

  • Albert is delightful and charming, and the book is too.

    JONATHAN HARVEY

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