Homer Hickam
Carrying Albert Home: The Somewhat True Story of a Man, his Wife...
“Refund was approved and back in my account the same day.” - Deliver+ customer
Mustread A funny yet tragic tale of a husband and wifes 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. In 1930s America, the Great Depression made everyones 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 husbands 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 Boysthe basis of the movie October Skycomes a longawaited prequel. Big Fish meets The Notebook in this novel about a man, a woman, and their alligator.
Binding: Paperback;432 pages; Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd; Classification: BM; Weight: 426 g; Dimensions: 130 x 196 x 28
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Mustread A funny yet tragic tale of a husband and wifes 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. In 1930s America, the Great Depression made everyones 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 husbands 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 Boysthe basis of the movie October Skycomes a longawaited prequel. Big Fish meets The Notebook in this novel about a man, a woman, and their alligator.
Binding: Paperback;432 pages; Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd; Classification: BM; Weight: 426 g; Dimensions: 130 x 196 x 28
Extended returns Orders placed after 29th October 2026 can be returned until 5th January 2027
Something not quite right? You have 21 days from the day you receive it, to send something back. When you purchase Debenhams Deliver+, you will have an extra 14 days on top of our standard 21-day window to initate a return.
Please note, we cannot offer refunds on fashion face masks, cosmetics, pierced jewellery, adult toys, and swimwear or lingerie if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.
Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.
Click here to view our full Returns Policy.
Homer Hickam
Carrying Albert Home: The Somewhat True Story of a Man, his Wife...
“Refund was approved and back in my account the same day.” - Deliver+ customer
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