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Round Ireland With A Fridge

By: Tony Hawks
Narrated by: Tony Hawks
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About this listen

 Whilst in Ireland for an International Song Competition, Tony Hawks was amazed to see a hitch-hiker, trying to thumb a lift, but with a fridge. This seemed amazingly optimistic - his Irish friends, however thought nothing of it at all. 'I had clearly arrived in a country', writes Tony, 'where the qualifications for 'eccentric' involved a great deal more than that to which I had become used'. Two years pass but the fridge incident haunts our author. Until one night, heavy with drink, he finds himself arguing about Ireland with a friend. It is, he insists, a 'magical place', so magical in fact, that a man could even get a lift with a fridge. The next morning there is a note by the bed. 'I hereby bet Tony Hawks the sum of One Hundred Pounds that he cannot hitch-hike around the circumference of Ireland with a fridge within one calendar month'. The document was signed. The bet was made. This book is the story of Tony's adventures through that incredible month. The people he meets, the difficulties, the triumphs. The fridge. Adventure Travel European Literary History & Criticism Travel Writing & Commentary Western Europe World Literature Adventure Funny Feel-Good Witty

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My kind of humour... Tony narrated this book from the heart.. I could really feel his emotions from being scared thinking his life was just about to be cut short, feeling abandoned and then through to his embarrassment at the hostel. Great story :-)

Loved it !!!

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I found this to be a humorous and whimsical book. The stories were often funny and I actually laughed out loud on a number of occasions which is rare for me. Tony Hawks' narration was spot on and I feel like I got more out of the experience for having read it in the audiobook format. I would definitely recommend this.

Great book all round!

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A surreal and witty tour of the hospitality and friendliness of rural Ireland. Highly recommend this for anyone looking for a lighthearted and entertaining listen

Surreal and witty

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This is a great listen and really enjoyable. The book was good but the author reading it to you is even better. You can hear the characters spring to life from Tony's own perspective. Get the unabridged version the 7 hours will fly by.

The Fridge Man

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First of all we'd like to say we bought and listened to the abridged version first. This wasn't available at the time and I have to say we enjoyed the abridged version very much. When we came across the unabridged version we bought it too as we loved the other so much we thought it would be nice to hear more of the story.



We enjoyed hearing the whole story, its always a shame what the abridged have to cut out but at the same time we really liked the abridged. I think both are a good read/listen but if we had to pick the abridged made the better audio book. We still enjoyed this one though and continue to listen to both versions. If your a fan of this book most likely you'll want to own both and both are excellent. When you have less time the shorter version is great and when you want longer and more of the story this one is perfect.



Just to add, as husband and wife we both came into this story from different situations. One had heard of this story and Tony before and one had not. We both enjoyed it thoroughly and as the one who had never heard of the book or Tony I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'd say its a great for first timers as well as those that already know of the story or author.



Its a funny great true story, very enjoyable and a great audio book no matter what version you have. If your on the fence give this audio book a chance. I'm sure you'll enjoy it. I'm so glad my husband made us get it, I love it just as much as him and I always look forward to hearing it again. Once you know the story its even better in a way because you can dip in and out if it knowing exactly what's happening.



Highly Recommended.

We have both the abridged and unabridged versions

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