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Book by Alan Johnson

First edition (publ. Bantam Press)

Please, Mister Postman is the second volume of memoirs by Alan Johnson, first published in 2014. The title is a reference to the Beatles' cover of the song of the same name, and to Johnson's past as a postman.

Johnson begins the book at Christmas 1967 when, as a 17-year-old he was an aspiring rock musician, working as a shelf stacker and living in lodgings in Hammersmith. Within the next year he had married, become a father and step-father and started a career at the Post Office.

Awards and honours

References

  1. Mullin, Chris (21 September 2014). "Please, Mr Postman and Sailing Close to the Wind reviews – Alan Johnson and Dennis Skinner's memoirs". The Observer. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  2. Lewis, Helen (9 October 2014). "Please, Mister Postman review – a charming sequel from Alan Johnson". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  3. Wilby, Peter (2 October 2014). "Alan Johnson's Please, Mister Postman: the best political testament I have ever read". New Statesman. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  4. Rentoul, John (21 September 2014). "Alan Johnson, Please, Mister Postman, book review: An elegy to a time not so long gone". The Independent. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  5. Engel, Matthew (26 September 2014). "'Please, Mister Postman', by Alan Johnson". The Financial Times. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  6. "Boy, can Alan Johnson write". The Spectator. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  7. Alison Flood (27 November 2014). "David Nicholls and David Walliams win top prizes at National Book Awards". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 March 2015.


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