Wednesday 28 October 2015

Blogiversary Giveaway #13: Win a copy of Carrying Albert Home by Homer Hickam

This afternoon's giveaway is for another of the unsolicited books that I've received recently that I'm sadly not in a position to review, Carrying Albert Home by Homer Hickam, so I've agreed with the publicist who sent it to me to include it as an additional blogiversary prize :) 


The Great Depression had turned the American dream into a bitter tragedy. That’s when Elsie and Homer’s epic adventure began . . .

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 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.

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21 comments:

  1. Great story, thank you for the chance!!!!

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  2. Seen copies of this one on twitter, sounds great! Thanks for the chance, lovely. xx

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  3. I love the feel of a hardback book in my hands!

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  4. love the feel of a book in my hands - awesome to escape sometimes!

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  5. I don't know this author but I'd love to read the book!

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  6. I love adventures! -@MaroBenipayo via twitter

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  7. This sounds wonderful thank you.

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  8. I do like finding out about authors I've not read before!

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  9. Sounds nice for a winter weekend away in my caravan.

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