Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman

by Denis Thériault

Genres: Literary Fiction; Romance

Synopsis

*Selected for Simon Mayo’s BBC Radio 2 Book Club* Secretly steaming open envelopes and reading the letters inside, Bilodo has found an escape from his lonely and routine life as a postman. When one day he comes across a mysterious letter containing a single haiku, he finds himself avidly caught up in the relationship between a long-distance couple who write to each other using only beautiful poetry. He feasts on their words, vicariously living a life for which he longs. But it will only be a matter of time before his world comes crashing down around him.

Release date: February 2, 2017

Publisher: Oneworld Publications

Print pages: 144