Aktion	Zweigstelle	Standorte	Status	Frist	Vorbestellungen
Vorbestellen	Zweigstelle: 07., Urban-Loritz-Pl. 2a	Standorte: FS.E DR Hick / College 1a - Fremdsprachen-Bibliothek	Status: Entliehen	Frist: 21.11.2024	Vorbestellungen: 0

Elsie Lavender and Homer Hickam (the father of the author) were high school classmates in the West Virginia coalfields, graduating just as the Great Depression began. When Homer asked for her hand, Elsie instead headed to Orlando where she sparked with a dancing actor named Buddy Ebsen (yes, that Buddy Ebsen). But when Buddy headed for New York, Elsie’s dreams of a life with him were crushed and eventually she found herself back in the coalfields, married to Homer.

Unfulfilled as a miner’s wife, Elsie was reminded of her carefree days with Buddy every day because of his unusual wedding gift: an alligator named Albert she raised in the only bathroom in the house. When Albert scared Homer by grabbing his pants, he gave Elsie an ultimatum: “Me or that alligator!” After giving it some thought, Elsie concluded there was only one thing to do: Carry Albert home. (Verlagstext)

Homer und Elsie kennen sich seit ihrer Kindheit, doch es dauert Jahre, bis Homer Elsie erobert hat. Das Hochzeitsgeschenk ihres Ex-Freundes in Form eines kleinen Alligators wird bald zum Problem. So machen sich die beiden, mit Albert auf dem Rücksitz des Autos, eines Tages auf die Reise nach Florida, um Albert in die Freiheit zu entlassen.