Never Drive A Hatchback To Austria (And Other Valuable Life Lessons) - Couverture souple

Dalkey, R A

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1393802001 ISBN 13 : 9781393802006

Editeur : Draft2Digital, 2018

Synopsis

If being a grown-up were as simple as holding down a job, buying a reliable car, finding your dream home 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." - 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 by road 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

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

R.A. Dalkey was born in Cape Town. After selling hand-written newspapers to classmates in primary school, then winning awards for lucid essays whilst studying journalism at Rhodes University, it was inevitable that he would make a living out of words. Under his real name (Richard Asher) he's been published by GQ, Reader's Digest, The Sunday Times, Australian International Traveller, Reuters, Autosport and Sports Illustrated, to name just a few.

As a sport and travel journalist, he's always favoured an immersive approach. He's driven outback trucks in Australia and crashed racing cars in Europe. He once conducted a two-year experiment trying to be a professional golfer. Having visited 75+ countries, he's slept rough in Jo'burg, been arrested in Mongolia and mugged in Barcelona.

Apart from growing up in the euphoria of post-Apartheid South Africa, he lived in the USA, Australia and the UK before settling in Vienna in 2016. He relished learning German and now speaks four languages.

Dalkey also narrates his own audiobooks.

He's on Twitter @mygreenjacket and Instagram @worldsleeper.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Draft2Digital
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1393802001
• ISBN 13: 9781393802006
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 278
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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