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Truck It!: The Drive Around the World That Saved My Life
The instant Sunday Times bestseller.
What do you do when you’ve lost everything? You bet it all on a mad idea.
After a broken heart and a bankrupt business left him at rock bottom, Bobby Bolton made a drunken promise in a Wigan he was going to drive to Australia in a converted truck with his dog, Red.
He thought it would be a story of one man and his dog. How wrong he was.
Just weeks into his journey, a chance encounter with a beautiful hiker named Marie changed everything. After only two dates, she bravely joined him on the adventure of a lifetime, and their epic love story began.
But their new life on the road was forged in the face of constant
Bribing corrupt Russian policeSurviving a mountain track collapse in ItalyBeing interrogated at a Taliban checkpointRescuing his new girlfriend from a 200-metre fall down a cliff face
Action-packed, hilarious, and full of Northern charm, Truck It! is the inspirational true story of what happens when you leave it all behind and find love, adventure, and a reason to live again.
Sunday Times bestseller at no 5, as of 29/07/2025.
What do you do when you’ve lost everything? You bet it all on a mad idea.
After a broken heart and a bankrupt business left him at rock bottom, Bobby Bolton made a drunken promise in a Wigan he was going to drive to Australia in a converted truck with his dog, Red.
He thought it would be a story of one man and his dog. How wrong he was.
Just weeks into his journey, a chance encounter with a beautiful hiker named Marie changed everything. After only two dates, she bravely joined him on the adventure of a lifetime, and their epic love story began.
But their new life on the road was forged in the face of constant
Bribing corrupt Russian policeSurviving a mountain track collapse in ItalyBeing interrogated at a Taliban checkpointRescuing his new girlfriend from a 200-metre fall down a cliff face
Action-packed, hilarious, and full of Northern charm, Truck It! is the inspirational true story of what happens when you leave it all behind and find love, adventure, and a reason to live again.
Sunday Times bestseller at no 5, as of 29/07/2025.
307 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 24, 2025
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August 1, 2025
Rekommenderar ljudboken. Författarens dialekt är en upplevelse i sig.
July 28, 2025
A well written account of a fascinating journey! Really enjoyed this. The audio book is read by the author and his passion really carries over!
November 11, 2025
I think I learnt more about geography and politics in 7 and a half hours than in 13 years of schooling
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