{"product_id":"chucking-it-all-max-scratchmann-9780957192027","title":"Chucking It All: How Downshifting to a Windswept Scottish Island Did Absolutely Nothing to Improve My Quality of Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eNamed one of the twelve best travel books of 2009 by Worldhum, \u003cstrong\u003eChucking It All\u003c\/strong\u003e exposes the gritty reality behind all those twee bestsellers which extol the joys of sunny rural idylls. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith its remorseless true-life account of downshifting to a remote Scottish island, \u003cstrong\u003eChucking It All\u003c\/strong\u003e uncovers the frightening realities of relocating to \"a magical island lost in the mists of time\" as you follow the warts-and-all adventures of urban misanthrope, Max Scratchmann, as he valiantly tries to forge a new life in the windswept Orkney islands, and grumbles his way through unending winters with eighteen-hour nights, nocturnal visits from drunken farmers and booty calls from desperate divorcees. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom struggling to fit in as a temporary postman in a wilderness where houses don't display numbers or names, to attending drunken country ceilidhs with the island singles' club, or finding himself up to the neck in local politics while performing in the village pantomime, \u003cstrong\u003eChucking It All\u003c\/strong\u003e is an urbanite's nightmare and one of the most hilarious books that you will read this year. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIrreverent, sarcastic and bitingly caustic, \u003cstrong\u003eChucking It All\u003c\/strong\u003e still manages to be a grudgingly affectionate portrait of rural life through the eyes of a cynical outsider, and is one of the truest accounts of \"living the dream\" ever published. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Sarcastic, cheeky and bitingly blunt... this comes highly recommended\" - The Scottish Field\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Max Scratchmann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0957192029\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780957192027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Max Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d","brand":"Max Scratchmann","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443748843775,"sku":"9780957192027","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_76a75049-0163-498b-9a40-cd59d4e14bdd.jpg?v=1777207578","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chucking-it-all-max-scratchmann-9780957192027","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}