The Tent, the Bucket and Me: My Family's Disastrous Attempts to go Camping in the 70s

作者 Emma Kennedy作者
出版社 Ebury Press
出版时间 2010年6月
ISBN 0091926793 或 9780091926793
定价 48.48

内容简介

Forthe70schild,summerholidaysdidn'tmeanthejoyofCentreParcsorthesophisticationofaTuscanvilla.TheymeantbeingcrammedintoacarwithGrandmaandheadingtothecoast.Withjustatentforahomeandabucketforthenecessities,wewouldsetoffonnewadventureseachyearstoicallyresolvingtoenjoyourselves.ForEmmaKennedy,andhermumanddad,disasteralwayscamealongfortheridenomatterwheretheywent.WhetheritwasbeingsweptawaybyaforcetengaleontheWelshcoastorsufferingcopiousamountsoffoodpoisoningonabravetriptothesouthofFrance,familyholidaysalwaysleftthembatteredandbruised.Buttheynevergaveup.Emma'smemoir,TheTent,TheBucketandMe,isapainfullyfunnyreminderofjustwhatitwasliketospendyoursummerholidayscold,dampbutwithsandbetweenyourtoes.

作者简介

EmmaKennedyisanactressandwriterwhohasappearedinmanyaward-winningcomedyshowsincludingGoodnessGraciousMeandTheSmokingRoom.In2003shewontheComedyLoungeBestActressAwardforherroleinBillShakespeare'sItalianJobandin2005wontheBritishTelevisionAdvertisingCraftAwardforBestActress.ShehasbeenwritingforTVandradioforoveradecadeandhaswonSonyAwardsfortheSundayFormatandTheNowShow.HerfirstbookwasHowtoBringUpYourParentsandherwebsiteiswww.emmakennedy.net.

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