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The Tent, the Bucket and Me (Paperback)

by Emma Kennedy (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (55 customer reviews)
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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Ebury Press (26 Mar 2009)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0091926785
  • ISBN-13: 978-0091926786
  • Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 13.4 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (55 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 986 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"It's laugh-out-loud funny"
--Elle


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Growing up in the Seventies, we were on the brink of the modern age. But despite a brave new world of Casio hand-held calculators and digital watches, one thing remained the same: the family holiday. For the Seventies 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 swept away by a force ten 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.
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars OMG Buy this now!, 25 Mar 2009
By C. E. Elliott (London) - See all my reviews
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If I could have given this 10 stars - I would have done. The funniest thing I have read for years and all so familiar! I took it to the hairdressers to read when I was having my hair coloured and then sat and snorted and giggled for an hour. Eventually I had to tell everyone what I was reading and then ended up reading it out to roars of laughter from everyone in there! Sorry if that constitutes a public performance but a truly truly funny read - please go and buy it NOW! you will not be sorry! Poor Emma - all I can say is I hope her holidays have improved massively!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Emma Kennedy talks about her new book The Tent, The Bucket and Me, 24 Mar 2009
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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, 23 Mar 2009
This book is brilliant. I enjoyed the first book, but this one is so much better it's like the author was only teasing. She brings the characters to life so vividly, and entertainingly, I was absorbed from the first page. Honestly, wander into a bookshop, pick it up, and try the first chapter. If you don't love it, well frankly you're not the person I thought you were, and I'm a little disappointed in you.

No caveats here - this is flipping excellent. Literally can't recommend it enough.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Memories
I enjoyed this book. It revived old memories from my childhood. The bucket in the corner, the tent collapsing and mum and dads silent glares at each other. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mrs. B. A. Jenkinson

5.0 out of 5 stars A good read for your camping holiday!
A friend recommended this book to me, when I told her I was going camping to France. I couldn't put it down, and had read it before the holiday was over. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Lisa Clayton

5.0 out of 5 stars Funniest book I've read!
From start to finish this book had me laughing out loud and at points I was doubled over with tears streaming down my face - fantastic! Read more
Published 2 months ago by Joanna

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this book immediately, funniest book of the year.
No need, if you are reading this, then you have already bought it on fast click!
Published 2 months ago by Frances Edwell

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastically funny read..
This book has had me laughing out loud....Emma's experiences of family holidays camping take me back 30 years to mine. Read more
Published 2 months ago by A. L. Lobb

5.0 out of 5 stars Laugh out loud
and I did laugh out loud, often. I didn't put the book down either until the light went (I was camping) and I couldn't read anymore. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Ingerstoo

5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute joy, genuinely funny and delightfully absurd
If you have read the previous reviews you'll have a basic grasp of what this book is about - the nightmare camping (and other) holidays experienced by Miss Emma Williams between... Read more
Published 2 months ago by A. I. McCulloch

4.0 out of 5 stars Loved it but
For me this book bought back all my memories of holidays with my family in a caravan in France in the seventies. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Housewife under presure

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Read!
I have already emailed my friends telling them all to read this book! It is the only book I have ever read where I laughed out loud. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mrs. Amanda J. Bird

4.0 out of 5 stars Good laugh, but slightly unbelievable in parts
I actually laughed out loud in parts over this book, which I've only ever done once before (Good Omens). Read more
Published 3 months ago by lizzie

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