‘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 ClaireA 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.‘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 ClaireA 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.In 1930s America, the Great Depression made everyone’s horizons smaller, and Elsie Lavender found herself back where she began, in the coalfields of West Virginia.She had just one memento of her halcyon days – a baby alligator named Albert.Then one day, her husband’s stoical patience snapped and Elsie had to choose between Homer and Albert.She decided that there was only one thing to do: they would carry Albert home to Florida.And so began their odyssey – a journey like no other, where Elsie, Homer and Albert encountered everything from movie stars and revolutionaries to Ernest Hemingway and hurricanes in their struggle to find love, redemption,and a place to call home.From the bestselling author of Rocket Boys–the basis of the movie October Sky–comes a long-awaited prequel. Big Fish meets The Notebook in this novel about a man, a woman, and their alligator.‘An absolute delight’ Woman & Home‘This offbeat tale about a man, his wife and her pet alligator Albert going on a road trip has been likened to Forrest Gump and Big Fish – but we think it’s far more loveable.’ Heat‘crazy, quirky, loveable’ The Pool‘It’s utterly charming’ The Scotsman‘Hickam’s novel blends fact and fiction in a delightful tall tale’ Mail on Sunday’s Event Magazine‘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‘This charmingly quirky book is a must-read’ Essentials Magazine‘quirky, charming’ Fabulous MagazineHomer Hickam is the bestselling and award-winning author of many books, including the #1 New York Times memoir Rocket Boys, which was adapted into the film October Sky.He is a Vietnam combat veteran and has also been a coal miner, scuba instructor, palaeontologist and NASA engineer.This is tipped to be a global bestseller from HC, publishing around the world in ten countries and the first book to be published in this way by HC.Homer himself has been tireless in pulling together material to use for promotion – sharing home videos and photos of his family and suspected (fictional) sightings of Albert on his travels.HUGE BESTSELLER TRACK: Rocket Boys, published by Fourth Estate and being reissued to coincide with this frontlist publication has sold more than a million copies in the US. It has been translated into eight languages and received many awards. It was selected by the New York Times as one of its Great Books of 1998.RETURN TO COALWOOD: Homer has written a number of books, but this marks his first return to the subject of his family and his childhood in over a decade.GREAT PERSONALITY: Homer Hickam is a wonderful storyteller with a fantastic personality. He is very affable and will be excellent on TV and radio in the US. He regularly does a variety of speaking engagements.Competition: Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out Of The Window And Disap; Penguin Lessons; Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out Of The Window And Disappeared; Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out Of The Window And Disap; The Curious Charms Of Arthur Pepper; The Penguin Lessons. Jonas Jonasson;John Steinbeck; Ernest Hemingway; Phaedra Patrick; Tom Michell; Fredrik Backman; Gavin Extence;
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