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Are We Nearly There Yet?

8,000 Misguided Miles Round Britain in a Vauxhall Astra

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Are We Nearly There Yet?

By: Ben Hatch
Narrated by: Kris Dyer
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The number-one nonfiction read that made John Cleese and Danny Wallace laugh and Terry Wogan and Richard Briers cry. If you think writing a guidebook is easy, think again. A family's 8,000 miles round Britain in a Vauxhall Astra...

They were bored, broke, burned out, and turning 40, so when Ben and Dinah saw the advert looking for a husband and wife team with young kids to write a guidebook about family travel around Britain, they jumped at the chance. With naïve visions of staring moodily across Coniston Water and savouring Cornish pasties, they embark on a mad-cap five-month trip with daughter Phoebe, four, and son Charlie, two, embracing the freedom of the open road with a spirit of discovery and an industrial supply of baby wipes.

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This follows a family's journey around the UK, at the same time as the author's father is seriously ill and subsequently dies. It is movingingly written. It challenges the listener however, in that one cannot quite 'settle' to enjoying the humorous travel sections because of the underlying concern over the author's father's health. In that sense, it is very true to how life really is - I applaud the author for his honesty.

Quite entertaining and moving

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If you could sum up Are We Nearly There Yet? in three words, what would they be?

Entertaining, heartwarming, funny

Who was your favorite character and why?

Oooohhhh. The daughter....Phoebe, such honesty!

Which scene did you most enjoy?

Too many to mention, finding the toilet in the water museum and following the life and journey of a poo in the yes of a child...pretty funny....

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

The cold hard chuckledom of travelling with kids

Any additional comments?

The narrator needs credit! Absolutely superb!! All his voices I can picture Charlie and phoebe, Mary and Bens dad......very talented and a fantastic choice! Made the book and my ridiculously long 300 miles journey home passable and enjoyable, thank you

Loved it!

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I read this ages ago so thought Id get the audible so I could listen to it as it had made me laugh out loud but I struggled to finish it because listening to the narration was so bland and boring that I switched off. Such a shame

Love this book but not on audible

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Great story, lots of amusing catastrophes plus a few genuinely sad ones. A touch of language will mean its not suitable for young ones to listen to. Read brilliantly by Kris Dyer.

Lovely, funny tale.

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Brilliant heart warming and great to know not the only one who has a crazy family life. Makes me want to visit the places as great detail of attractions. Lovely to get inside and feel part of a loving family. Experienced laughter and tears. Didnt want adventure to end

Fantastic! Makes me want to do a road trip now

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