Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman

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 only 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... An instant hit on first publication when it was selected for Simon Mayo's BBC Radio 2 Book Club, this beautifully packaged new edition is the ideal primer for Theriault's much anticipated sequel, The Postman's Fiancee, which will be published in Australia in August.

Ideal for readers interested in reading.