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For the '70s child, summer holidays didn't mean the joy of CentreParcs or the sophistication of a Tuscan villa. They meant being crammed into a car with Grandma and heading to the coast. With just a tent for a home and a bucket for the necessities, we would set off on new adventures each year stoically resolving to enjoy ourselves.

For Emma Kennedy, and her mum and dad, disaster always came along for the ride no matter where they went. Whether it was being swept away by a force 10 gale on the Welsh coast or suffering copious amounts of food poisoning on a brave trip to the south of France, family holidays always left them battered and bruised. But they never gave up.

Emma's memoir, The Tent, The Bucket and Me, is a painfully funny reminder of just what it was like to spend your summer holidays cold, damp but with sand between your toes.

©2009 Emma Kennedy (P)2010 Magna Story Sound, Random House Audiobooks Adventure Travel Camping Outdoors & Nature Travel Writing & Commentary Adventure Funny Feel-Good Thought-Provoking Witty
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I loved this book, Emma is a terrific storyteller & I love Barbara and Tony - a joy to listen to and I laughed out loud many times.

Hysterical

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I am sure my father and Emma’s father are related as this is almost a record of my childhood camping holidays. Same waterborne disasters, flooded tents, dodgy French camping holidays, pleasure boat trips, storms, car crashes….brought back some long forgotten memories…brilliant!

A laugh out loud listen!

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One of the best books I've ever listened to, I would highly recommend it.
It has some hilarious moments, cringing moments and relatable moments and I'm an 80s child.

The performance was very good, and all the different accents and tones of speaking for each character made it all the more exciting to listen too. I could barely stop listening to it and when I wasn't listening to it I could barely wait to listen to more of it.

The only thing I'd say I wasn't keen on was the bad language but that was it.

Couldn't have picked a better book

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Took me spinning back to my childhood. The 70's were just such a great time to be a child and this book reminds me just why that was.
Beautifully written and read. A delightful, amusing story.

A delightful read

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very funny, proper laugh out loud funny, and the memories it brought back as a child of the 70s...

laugh out loud funny

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