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Letters from a Postman: A Year of Walking the Walks Kindle Edition

by Tom Dymond (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars 38 ratings
★★★★★ "An accurate, poignant and wickedly funny read."

★★★★★ "This read brought joy to me with its every single page! From one postie to another, I take my hat off and thank Tom Dymond for this work of love for what posties do."

★★★★★ "Tom writes like a great, with poise, charm, erudition and a little candour, too."

★★★★★ "Delightfully and skilfully crafted. The author is a gifted storyteller and writer."

★★★★★ "A well observed and witty read - his best book so far."

Dearest Reader,

Millions of posties have carried billions of letters across hundreds of years, and yet nobody has ever delivered a single word to describe a collection of them. But, then, just what is a postie in the 21st century?

After one Christmas on the job almost sends him packing, Tom Dymond embarks on a year of wondering and wandering through the streets of Bristol. As the pressures on a modern day mailman pull him in two directions, he asks what it means to be a good postie, and why there isn’t a word for a collection of them? Maybe if he can find the word, he can find the meaning.

Through scorching summers, freezing winters and biting dogs he seeks the appropriate phrase, all the while seeking the appropriate letterboxes. Is it a perambulation of posties? A pillar, perhaps? A strike, more likely? This year of letters exposes the carnage and comedy of the sorting office, gives voice to the messengers of the nation, and reveals the life of a postie in a way never heard before.

In Letters from a Postman, Tom Dymond tucks the reader into his satchel and takes them on his daily rounds. If you like a travel book with a twist, a postie with a point and a bundle of letters about the British, then the enclosed is undoubtedly for you.

Yours Sincerely,

P.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CPGPYY8L
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hardstone House
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 3, 2023
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Tom Dymond

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Tom Dymond is a travel writer currently living in Bristol, England. During his three-year voyage around the world on a ten-metre boat he wrote articles for yachting magazines in both the UK and the US. He has since published his first travelling series, recounting the 32,000-mile circumnavigation he and his old chum, James, undertook on a little boat called Blue Eye.

You can visit his website at www.tsdymond.com to find out more about him and his future work, and he is on all the socials too.

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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful talent
    Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2023
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    I was intrigued by this book. I thought I would gain insights into the mechanics of how post works, what is involved in walking the streets, come rain or shine.

    In this book Tom writes like a great, with poise, charm, erudition and a little candour, too.
    He gives us insights into the ruminations of a postman on the round, in delightful cerebral moments, all against the backdrop of Covid where parcels kept everyone sane and occupied in lockdown.

    I am going to seek out his sailing memoirs, as I think I will be in for a treat.

    Recommended.
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  • Jan Butterfield
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Good Glimpse Into The Royal Mail
    Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2023
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    I enjoyed this nicely written, lighthearted book detailing just how your British letters and parcels make their way to your front door. Such a difficult job, particularly during Covid, but Tom keeps it light and cheerful while still reminding us to a) control your dogs, b) show your house number for goodness sake, and c) be nice to your postie. He also entertains us with the various collective nouns that come to mind during his routes. “A walk of snails” made me smile.
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  • S. Jackson
    4.0 out of 5 stars tough job
    Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2024
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    I think this is more interesting to the UK than the US. The interesting thing is how hard they all work—I wonder if they get paid enough—to bad they can’t get rid of the junk mail—mine goes straight in the bin on the way in the house
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  • Les
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
    Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2023
    I wasn't sure if I needed to read a book about a postman, but this was a thoroughly humorous and entertaining read.
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  • Clementi
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Lovely Read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 3, 2024
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    As someone who wrote a "profession confession" myself during lockdown I know how difficult it is to bring to life an ordinary everyday job - though having read this memoir I do now believe that being a Postie is certainly a not-so-ordinary job and while I've always admired and valued their services, having read this book I will do so even more, they are a cohort of key workers who are not appreciated enough.

    I was immediately drawn to read this book as I have a fascination with Royal Mail, also the Post Office (though I learn an interesting fact about them in the book), and particularly as I once was a "Postie" myself, albeit as a young teenager getting up at 2am for two weeks to help out delivering the Christmas mail back in the 1970s for which I was paid the handsome sum of £20. We delivered the mail very early in those days. I don't think Royal Mail hire people as temps at Christmas these days. I'm also a fan of Flora Thompson's memoirs - the later ones describing life working in the Post Office.

    I love reading every page of this memoir, it is delightfully and skillfully crafted, and I found it 100% engaging all the way through and it held my attention. The author is a gifted storyteller and writer and the lovely descriptive writing is particularly delightful as we go on the rounds with Tom through the seasons. We feel the cold, we feel the heat, we feel the pain and the frustrations. His characterisation of his colleagues is excellent and I found the book made me laugh out loud many times.

    The memoir is peppered with many interesting facts as well, and I learnt such a lot about various random things - about Bristol, about Royal Mail history, about WW1, the collective nouns of various mammals, and many other fascinating factual snippets which made the book interesting to read.

    I enjoyed the understated observations about the pandemic.

    I've ordered a copy for my Postie to read as a New Year gift. I now have a new respect for the posse of posties who do their daily work and somehow get everything delivered despite the often sorting office chaos and parcel-focussed bias of the managers.

    A wonderful insight into the job of a postman, superbly written.
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  • Delia
    5.0 out of 5 stars Dedication of a postie after experiencing 2020 - a book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 31, 2023
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    This read brought joy to me with its every single page! I've been banging on about it to all the postie lovers I deliver to! From one postie to another I take my hat off and thank Tom Dymond for this work of love for what posties do/are - a force! All posties should get a copy of this testimony and every Manager too, especially ones that had never completed a full day out on delivery, in the summer or extreme weather conditions. Dymond calls it an ode, I'd say it's an elogy as posties are a dying breed. The author is clearly a lover of nature, uses a skilled brush to depict outdoorsy scenes including sounds - vivid images! Authentic scenes happening within offices that make one burst into laughter, bit of history to be found in the book too. Couple letters brought tears into my eyes. Feelings, thoughts exposed exceptionally by someone I'd like to believe is an empath.
    So glad he worked as a postie even if only for 3 years! Go on tour, Tom Dymond - let us meet you and thank you personally!
    P.S. - this book is REAL and true stories are the best.
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    Delia
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Dedication of a postie after experiencing 2020 - a book

    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 31, 2023
    This read brought joy to me with its every single page! I've been banging on about it to all the postie lovers I deliver to! From one postie to another I take my hat off and thank Tom Dymond for this work of love for what posties do/are - a force! All posties should get a copy of this testimony and every Manager too, especially ones that had never completed a full day out on delivery, in the summer or extreme weather conditions. Dymond calls it an ode, I'd say it's an elogy as posties are a dying breed. The author is clearly a lover of nature, uses a skilled brush to depict outdoorsy scenes including sounds - vivid images! Authentic scenes happening within offices that make one burst into laughter, bit of history to be found in the book too. Couple letters brought tears into my eyes. Feelings, thoughts exposed exceptionally by someone I'd like to believe is an empath.
    So glad he worked as a postie even if only for 3 years! Go on tour, Tom Dymond - let us meet you and thank you personally!
    P.S. - this book is REAL and true stories are the best.
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  • Sazzley
    5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious and emotional, a book that will stick with me!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 11, 2024
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    As a settler in Bristol I felt like reading something based in this city I live in. I didn't expect to laugh out loud at Tom's witticisms, and I didn't expect to be nearly in tears of love and gratitude for my posties (they're awesome and I can totally see them partaking in some sorting office karaoke).

    This book is set in the pandemic but I wouldn't say it focuses on the darker moments, more the posties plight through those times where I (guilty as charged) along with the rest of the country ordered more stuff on line than I ever had in my life.

    Bristolian or not, this book was totally worth the read. It really moved me and will definitely stick with me for a long time coming.

    Now please excuse me whilst I go hug my Posties and offer them both a cuppa.
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  • Jonny
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic read- funny and heartwarming
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 28, 2023
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    Thoroughly enjoyed this read. Such a contrast from Tom’s other book ‘Hooked on the Horizon’, but brilliantly well written. Such an interesting and heartwarming insight into the life of a postie, with some funny and interesting stories intertwined. Loved it, hope he will write another book soon!
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  • Richard Catlin
    3.0 out of 5 stars OK but................
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 24, 2024
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    I loved his first book which was engaging, gently amusing and gave me an insight into the pleasures and pitfalls of sailing around the world. Many such books are just a travellogue with a constant stream of text telling what they ate for dinner, who they met again, and how wonderful the local people were. This guy is different. He is thoughtful, observes and includes us the readers in his thoughts. He is a writer who is worth reading. The problem with this postman book - which really is nicely observational and written with the same gentle sense of humour - is that the subject is dull. It is a great effort at a dull subject but comes across as an academic exercise: can I make this subject interesting? Well he does.. ish. But, I couldnt stick with it to the end. Good try.
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