Homer Hadley Hickam Jr. (born February 19, 1943) is an American author, Vietnam veteran, and a former NASA engineer who trained the first Japanese astronauts. His 1998 memoir Rocket Boys (also published as October Sky) was a New York Times Best Seller and was the basis for the 1999 film October Sky. Hickam's body of written work also includes several additional best-selling memoirs and novels, including the "Josh Thurlow" historical fiction novels and his 2015 best-selling Carrying Albert Home: The Somewhat True Story of a Man, his Wife, and her Alligator. His books have been translated into many languages.
I stedet for at være en glamourøs skuespillerhustru, er Elsie nu en minearbejders hustru. Hun bliver ustandseligt mindet om sine sorgløse dage sammen med Buddy, på grund af hans noget usædvanlige bryllupsgave: en alligator ved navn Albert, som bor i husets eneste badeværelse. Da Albert en dag bider sig fast i Homers bukser og nær skræmmer livet af ham, giver Homer Elsie et ultimatum: ”Mig eller den alligator!” Efter at have tænkt lidt over det, konkluderede Elsie, at der kun er én ting at gøre: At sætte Albert på bagsædet og køre ham hjem.
Med Albert på bagsædet er en underholdende, skæv og lidt tragisk fortælling om et ungt pars lange eventyrlige rejse med en alligator på bagsædet.
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