Never Drive A Hatchback To Austria A..., R.A. Dalkey
Never Drive A Hatchback To Austria A..., R.A. Dalkey
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Never Drive A Hatchback To Austria (And Other Valuable Life Lessons)
The Wonderful Tale of a Brexit Refugee And His Trusty, Troublesome Peugeot

Author: R.A. Dalkey

Narrator: R.A. Dalkey

Unabridged: 10 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: First District

Published: 09/23/2019


Synopsis

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 SSet 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

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kuvio

I appreciate this read, for its candid look into the life of....well what could be perceived as a man whose made all the wrong decisions on his journey, that often leaves you baffled as to not only how the he's managed to come so far in life. Or on the flip side, maybe how people can be dodgy as hel......more

Goodreads review by Liz

Complimentary copy of this book was received through Voracious Readers Only I thoroughly enjoyed this author's amusing, dry and detailed style of writing. The story was well written (ah, the bliss!). This is a tale of the author's life from the time of a car's fraught purchase to its even more fraugh......more

Goodreads review by Hannah

I received a copy of this book through voracious readers only. It's very well written but the first couple of chapters didn't grip me that quickly, took a while to get into it but once I did get into the swing of it it was an enjoyable read! Plenty of laugh out loud moments and nice to read about an......more

Goodreads review by Mike

A cathartic read about finding your path in life, in which the author questions herd mentality, capitalism, flatshares, the process of buying property, people's pandering to materialism. A nicely woven story about car ownership and the journeys it takes the owner on.......more