{"product_id":"all-the-lonely-people-mike-gayle","title":"All the Lonely People;  Mike Gayle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHubert Bird is not alone in being alone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe just needs to realise it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn weekly phone calls to his daughter in Australia, widower Hubert Bird paints a picture of the perfect retirement, packed with fun, friendship and fulfilment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut Hubert Bird is lying.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe truth is day after day drags by without him seeing a single soul.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUntil, that is, he receives some good news - good news that in one way turns out to be the worst news ever, news that will force him out again, into a world he has long since turned his back on.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow Hubert faces a seemingly impossible task: to make his real life resemble his fake life before the truth comes out.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlong the way Hubert stumbles across a second chance at love, renews a cherished friendship and finds himself roped into an audacious community scheme that seeks to end loneliness once and for all . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLife is certainly beginning to happen to Hubert Bird. But with the origin of his earlier isolation always lurking in the shadows will he ever get to live the life he's pretended to have for so long?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJune 23, 2020\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eI was born in the 70s — the 70s were great. I would recommend them to anyone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI was also born in Birmingham — in my humble opinion the greatest city in the world with the nicest people too.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI used to live in London — a great city too. But a bit on the pricey side.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI also used to live in Manchester — another great city (although technically I lived in Salford which is next door but that’s sort of splitting hairs).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore I went to university I wanted to be a social worker — I have no idea why. It didn’t last long.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter I left university I wanted to write for the NME — I’ve always loved music but it was only when I went to uni that it started loving me back. I can’t play any instruments or sing so writing about music seemed to make sense.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy first paid writing gig was for a listings magazine in Birmingham — (Actually my first unpaid writing gig was an interview with Kitchens of Distinction for Salford Student Magazine. I can’t begin to tell you how terrible it was.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI used to write a music fanzine — it was called Incredibly Inedible and I co-edited it with my mate Jackie. We typed up the first issue on my dad’s olde worlde typewriter and then literally cut and paste on to A4 sheets using scissors and glue. Over the three years of its existence we interviewed many bands and artists including: Smashing Pumpkins, The Cranberries, Pavement, Bill Hicks and Blur.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FREEAIR Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44802311717186,"sku":"","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/8735\/3154\/products\/alone.jpg?v=1679427423","url":"https:\/\/shop.freeairbooks.com\/products\/all-the-lonely-people-mike-gayle","provider":"FREEAIR Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}