{"product_id":"never-drive-a-hatchback-to-r-a-dalkey-9781393802006","title":"Never Drive A Hatchback To Austria (And Other Valuable Life Lessons)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If you liked the works of Bill Bryson, Pete McCarthy or Tony Hawks, you will enjoy this.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eReview by Ian S\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A hybrid of Victor Meldrew and Tony Hancock, with attitude!\" - \u003cstrong\u003eDirect Reader Comment\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e R. a. Dalkey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1393802001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781393802006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e First District\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d","brand":"R. a. Dalkey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43993005031679,"sku":"9781393802006","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_451a4365-c7d2-407b-a023-c5932b56c8f6.jpg?v=1683321996","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/never-drive-a-hatchback-to-r-a-dalkey-9781393802006","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}