As teenagers, Albert fell heart and soul over his openly gay best friend. You must remember, that during the sixties and seventies, being homosexual was illegal and subjected a person to hate shaming and bigotry and worse. So, Albert and George would meet in secret where they lived out their best days as teenage boys, who had done nothing wrong, except love each other. But that idyllic world imploded when Albert's father, who was deeply homophobic, surprised the boys at their favourite meeting place and made Albert promise never to see George again.

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year old Albert has been a postman all his adult life. And that’s all that people know about him. He is a loner, not because he hates people but he is afraid of them and of theirs discovering his big secret. When he receives an official letter saying he has to retire from his job on his 65th birthday, Albert is left questioning his life choices. With no family, no friends and no future, is he destined to spend the rest of his life alone? Albert decides that it high time to take charge of the situation and begin making some courageous changes in his life, including a search for his long lost love, George.

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ABOUT 'THE SECRET LIFE OF ALBERT ENTWHISTLE': Albert Entwistle is a private man with a quiet, simple life. He lives alone with his cat Gracie. And he’s a postman. At least he was a postman until, three months before his sixty-fifth birthday, he receives a letter from the Royal Mail thanking him for decades of service and stating he is being forced into retirement. The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle is a touching story about a man finally living for himself and not being afraid of letting others see his true self. 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!

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Initially I was engaged and sympathetic to Albert and his situation having hidden his sexuality for 50 years and cut himself off from life, existing as a postman with no friends or family or support network around him. Albert’s story is beautifully told, in his own voice and in dual timelines, as he goes about his quest and reminisces about the past. His journey is poignant and at times desperately sad. But it is also uplifting and joyous.Jayne on REVIEW: Midnight is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead @Jennie: So Ruth was "Eve" tempting the lascivious snake wit... A lovely book about a secretly gay postman who is forced to retire. Other than work, he has lived reclusively, afraid to reveal his true self. But that changes as he decides to find the one person he has ever loved: George. A delightful tale about second chances and the balm of connecting. I don’t think most readers will see this as a negative, but to me, it was a minor red flag. There is one line in the story that is an important part of Albert’s past relationship with George and comes up 2-3 times: “I love you a little bit more than yesterday and a little bit less than tomorrow.” It is cheesily cute but it is not original. The quote is quite common and is a translated excerpt of a French poem by Rosemonde Gérard, ‘Chaque jour je t'aime davantage, aujourd'hui plus qu'hier, et bien moins que demain.” I don’t know how I feel about an author taking another writer’s line and including it almost verbatim in their work without due credit. My favourite character has got to be Albert, he had a determination that shone and after years of hiding and being alone was ready to fully embrace life. I also loved the young George. I could vividly imagine his flamboyant ways, singing, and dancing when the two met at the bunker. Wonderful. Written with such a good heart, filled with joy and strength and optimism . . . inventive and fun but most importantly, true.’ RUSSELL T. DAVIES

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MC: If you have any unfulfilled dreams and ambitions, it is never too late to get out there and make them happen…I’m always very moved by people taking advantage of second chances. We’ve all got a second chance, sometimes a third and a fourth. Get out there and take advantage of them! Wonderful. Written with such a good heart, filled with joy and strength and optimism’ RUSSELL T. DAVIES , creator of Channel 4’s smash-hit It’s a Sin 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. The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle by Matt Cain is a story about a 64-year-old man named Albert Entwistle (big surprise there) who is about to retire from the Royal Mail (the UK equivalent of the United States Post Office). He discovers that he has largely lived his life alone and closed off from the people around him. His secret is that nearly 50 years ago, he fell in love with a man named George. Will Albert be able to find connection in this world? And what happened to George? I really, really, really wanted to love and adore this book. The subject matter is something very close and personal to me so I started to read the story of Albert Entwistle.

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George wasn't like Albert, he couldn't hide his secret. Not as well as Albert. I don’t think, for one moment, that George, now in his sixties ever thought, maybe it wasn’t that George couldn't hide his secret, maybe George didn't want to hide his secret. Because while Albert has spent almost the rest of his life as a postman, the only kind of life lived, watching others live, delivering their mail, always an outsider, watching, which is no way to live, no life at all. And, because Albert chose to keep what he wanted in life a secret, he has been unable to live, at all, seemingly, somewhat paralyzed by fear of others “knowing”. I loved it! Really heart-warming and joyful, but also so poignant. I cannot recommend this book highly enough’ LORRAINE KELLY I loved this book, and all of the characters that Albert worked with. They all had their own stories to tell, and I loved the way they helped Albert to come out of his shell, and be courageous. This is a great, easy to read book, which is very enjoyable, uplifting and heartwarming, and I highly recommend it. As I said, this one starts bleak but gets much happier before eventually becoming full fledged feelgood. It’s like most of all the tough conflict is cleared out early on to smooth the path for the rest of the story. I could feel Albert’s reluctance to interact with most of his colleagues and people on his post route. Albert is a quiet kind of person, as am I, and both of us aren’t the flamboyant ones who garner attention and tell every detail of our lives. I too look forward to getting home and relaxing with my cats (I’m one cat short of being an official Crazy Cat Lady). Albert has worked all his life as a postman, he keeps to himself, preferring his own company and that of his cat.