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Never Drive A Hatchback To Austria: And Other Valuable Life Lessons

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3

Duration
10H 6min
Language
English
Format
Category

Non-Fiction

If being a grown-up were as simple as holding down a job, buying a reliable car, finding the home of your dreams and living happily ever after, there’d be no need for this true story. But our mid-thirties author’s unorthodox approach and complete failure to accept the world as defined by adults was never going to make it quite so straightforward - especially when Brexit threw a spanner in the works.

"If you liked the works of Bill Bryson, Pete McCarthy or Tony Hawks, you will enjoy this." - Amazon Review by Ian S

Set against the backdrop of his ever-swelling grumpiness and the growing realization that he might never actually become a millionaire, this book follows him and his trusty hatchback as they travel from England to Vienna, seizing the chance to live in Europe before it got closed to Brits forever. It's a journey that takes him to Cyprus and Venice, Slovenia and Surrey, Belgium and Bonn.

"A hybrid of Victor Meldrew and Tony Hancock, with attitude!" - Direct Reader Comment

© 2020 First District (Audiobook): 9781662226519

Release date

Audiobook: 8 July 2020

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