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The Comic Memoir of a Grand Plan Gone WrongWINNER: Readers' Favorite 5* Seal 2025 ""I haven't laughed so much at the written word since Pam Ayres released Some of Me Poetry in 1976!"" Drew Johnson, Author of the Anadalucian Adventures series. When Jackie and Mark bought The Beast, a vintage, six-wheel army lorry sight unseen off the internet, they planned the ultimate overland adventure to Mongolia with their four dogs. But when COVID-19 slammed shut international borders - it abruptly rerouted their dream. Stranded in the U.K., they tackle life on the road in a home-built truck camper laughably over-engineered for the quaint English countryside. What follows is a laugh-out-loud British road trip, filled with mishaps, mechanical mayhem - and the hidden marvels of their homeland. Blending travel tales with dogs, wit, and heart, More Manchester than Mongolia is a celebration of embracing life when it doesn't go to plan. Perfect for fans of Bill Bryson, Tony Hawks, and Mark Wallington, this is a funny, feel-good memoir of resilience, rediscovery, and finding that sometimes, the best adventures are the ones we never intended to take.

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WINNER: Readers; Favorite 5* Seal 2025 - ""This is an outstanding read and a must-have for anyone who enjoys adventure stories, family journeys, and humorous travel memoirs."" ""A funny, refreshing memoir. Jackie's style of writing is warm, captivating and full of wit."" Novel Delights, book reviewer for Manchester Evening Post & Net Galley Top Reviewer ""Lambert has an infectious enthusiasm for local history and brings the various locations to life as she describes landmarks, significant former residents, regional dialects and culinary highlights...If you're looking for a warm hearted and amusing read which will tell you more about the quirks of the UK than you ever knew, this is the book for you."" IsThisMutton?, Nominated for British Book Blogger of the Year 2025 ""Not so much a road trip round Britain, more a How DID we do that? Why did we go up there? Well - we know not to do THAT again! trip around Britain. Every chapter another adventure or near disaster, told in Jackie's endearing and humorous fashion."" Chris Moore on Goodreads A must read for everyone dreaming of selling up & taking to the road. It's both inspiring & realistic."" Valerie Poore, Author ""I haven't laughed so much at the written word since Pam Ayres released Some of Me Poetry in 1976! If, like me, you like a good laugh, then look no further than Jacqueline Lambert, who has developed a style of writing comedic prose that is better than most comedy travel authors."" Drew Johnson, author of the Andalucian adventures series

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Jacqueline (Jackie) Lambert is an award-winning travel writer, adventure traveller, blogger and dogmother, who loves history and curious facts. B.C. (Before Canines) she hurtled, slid, submerged and threw herself off bits of every continent except Antarctica. With husband Mark, A.D. (After Dog), she became an Adventure Caravanner. Her aim: To Boldly Go Where No Van Has Gone Before.Jackie has published six light-hearted memoirs about her travels since quitting work: Fur Babies in France, Dog on the Rhine, Dogs 'n' Dracula, It Never Rains But It Paws, To Hel In A Hound Cart, and Pups on Piste. Her new Wayward Truck series chronicles her Brexit-busting plan to convert The Beast, a 24.5-tonne army truck into an off grid tiny home on wheels fit to drive to Mongolia.

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