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The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle
- Narrated by: Layton Williams
- Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
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The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle
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Publisher's Summary
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.
Sixty-four-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 listened to before!
This audiobook contains exclusive interviews by Matt Cain with gay men on their experiences growing up through the 1950s to within the 1970s and the 1980s.
Critic Reviews
"Wonderful. Written with such a good heart, filled with joy and strength and optimism...inventive and fun but most importantly, true." (Russell T. Davies)
"A rollicking love story." (Ian McKellen)
"I loved it! Really heart-warming and joyful, but also so poignant. I cannot recommend this book highly enough." (Lorraine Kelly)
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- Jane Krauss
- 28-03-2023
So wholesome
Had a very slow start but wow it won me over. I fell in love with Albert and his journey to reconnect with George. That journey was so meaningful and I really enjoyed getting to see all the people around him love him for who he was.
I also feel this is an important book for learning the reality of what life was like for gay men in the 1950s -1970s and latter. Today is so different, there are so many privileges that we take for granted.
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- Barry Dickinson
- 20-02-2024
Awful
Dull story. Awful voice. Couldn’t put up with it after a chapter or two. The narrator is totally annoying.
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