).From a tough background Alan Johnson describes his time working for the Post Office and his growing interest in politics. This took place mostly in Slough, and then after that, his excursion through the work of the Post Office and Communications Trade Union.3.5 rating. On the whole, the book was about Johnson's developing career. It's an honest portrayal of his life living on the Britwell Estate with his wife and young family. I am undecided whther to follow him into the politicalThe second volume of Johnson’s autobiography sees him finish the book a very different man to how he starts it. Postman." It is an interesting life story and something from a bygone era, one that helped me understand the times around when I was born and the political struggles of my youth. After the destitute childhood in the slums of north Kensington in the 50ies / 60ies, here is the life as a young adult, married man, father and postman during the 70ies and 80ies.It was a good time for me to read this book as a professional in an industrial dispute and engaging more with my trade union than I have previously. Interesting book but as others have commented, not as good as This Boy... it does get a bit slow in parts and feels rather rushed at the end, but Alan Johnson always seems to write openly and honestly about his life. This is the second part of the story of the life of (Labour politician)Alan Johnson. (Please, please, Mister Postman) I been waiting a long, long time (Whoah, yeah) Since I heard from that girl of mine.
From the late 1960’s to the late 1980’s, this autobiography covers the authors life from joining the Post Office, through marriage at a young age, to joining the union, and rising through the ranks of the UCW. When I started to read the book, I was hooked up immediately. The book simply illustrates the life of a young man, who lost his mother and whose father had abandoned him and his sister. The descriptions of his family and friends were told with fond endearment and often with amusing anecdotes. Warm, affectionate, honest and authentic. I very much enjoyed the first part of Alan Johnson's memoirs - 'This Boy'.
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When I started to read the book, I was hooked up immediately. The song reached the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100, being the first Motown song to do so.
Politically the 70's were a time of great change and I can well remember some of the events he recounts.
Lyrics begin: "Stop! Eventually he rose through the ranks of the Labour Party to have sevFrom a tough background Alan Johnson describes his time working for the Post Office and his growing interest in politics. I very much enjoyed this second instalment of Alan Johnson's autobiography. Alan had become a postman the previous year, and in order to support his growing family took on every bit of overtime he could, often working twelve-hour shifts six days a week. I'm looking forward to reading the final book of the three...Alan Johnson has always come across to me as one of the few politicians who understand what life is really like for ordinary people. There are some great recollections and characters in Alan's story which is told with some good description, jokes and emotion. / Wait, Mister Postman / (Mister Postman, look and see) / Oh yeah! During the years at the post office, he gets involved in two major strikes, which gradually pushes him into politics.At the start of Alan Johnson’s second volume of memoirs he’s a still a teenager, but newly married, is the father of one child (albeit his wife’s from a previous relationship) with another on the way...and just about to embark on a new life as a postman.