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Bolton's collections blend straightforward prose with moments of reflection, making them a meaningful addition to the \u003cstrong\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Memoir\u003c\/strong\u003e category.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"truck-it-by-bobby-bolton-9781035074471","title":"Truck It!","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoin Bobby Bolton and his trusted dog, Red, as they drive from Wigan across the world – and fall in love with life again . . .\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Bobby’s eleven-year relationship broke down, he thought he’d hit rock bottom. Then a bad economic turn and a run of unlucky business deals drove his hard-earned construction company into the ground, and Bobby discovered what it was to lose all purpose in life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrowning his sorrows in a pub one day, Bobby boldly declared that he would turn his life around by driving from his hometown of Wigan all the way to Australia. The next day, he sold what was left of his business and spent every penny converting a truck that he would drive and live in with his dog, Red.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA couple of weeks in, fate struck when Bobby met a beautiful woman named Marie while hiking in the South of France and fell head over heels in love. After just two dates, she joined him in his truck to see what might happen next. And this was only the start of the adventure . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePaying corrupt Russian policemen bribes; digging out mountain passes in Albania with an old spade; getting punched at the Kazakhstan border; surviving a mountain track collapse in Italy; being interrogated by the Taliban at a dangerous checkpoint; and sliding down a snow-covered ridge, ice axe in hand, to rescue his new girlfriend as she fell two-hundred metres, narrowly avoiding a cliff face . . . it’s one way to reconnect with the world around you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAction-packed and completely inspirational, Bobby Bolton’s \u003cem\u003eTruck It!\u003c\/em\u003e is an epic adventure with heart and a good dose of northern charm.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46762489315564,"sku":"9781035074471","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/967162123504e319d18047d94211683e.jpg?v=1756248561"},{"product_id":"truck-it-by-bobby-bolton-9781035074495","title":"Truck It!","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe instant Sunday Times bestseller\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat do you do when you've lost everything? You bet it all on a mad idea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter a broken heart and a bankrupt business left him at rock bottom, Bobby Bolton made a drunken promise in a Wigan pub: he was going to drive to Australia in a converted truck with his dog, Red.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe thought it would be a story of one man and his dog. How wrong he was.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJust weeks into his journey, a chance encounter with a beautiful hiker named Marie changed everything. 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