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Alan Johnson

    This author does not focus on literary works; they are a British politician.

    The Late Train to Gipsy Hill
    Please, Mister Postman
    One Of Our Ministers Is Missing
    This Boy
    • This Boy

      • 304 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Alan Johnson's childhood was not so much difficult as unusual, particularly for a man who was destined to become Home Secretary. This book tells the story of two incredible women: Alan's mother, Lily, who battled against poor health, poverty, domestic violence and loneliness to try to ensure a better life for her children; and his sister, Linda.

      This Boy
      4.3
    • Please, Mister Postman

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      Paints a picture of England in the 1970s, where no celebration was complete without a Party Seven of Watney's Red Barrel, smoking was the norm rather than the exception, and Sunday lunchtime was about beer, bingo and cribbage.

      Please, Mister Postman
      3.7
    • The Late Train to Gipsy Hill

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      A fast-paced, elegant and warm-hearted thriller from award-winning writer, and former MP, Alan Johnson.

      The Late Train to Gipsy Hill
      3.5