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Dry Hard
- Narrated by: James Langton, Elizabeth Knowelden, Billie Fulford-Brown
- Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
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- By helen on 27-06-2020
Publisher's Summary
From the bestselling author of Fat Chance and Checking Out comes a hilarious story about giving up…but definitely not giving in.
Kate and Scott’s marriage has always been a lot of fun, with alcohol at the heart of it. After all, what’s more entertaining than a good laugh and a large drink…or six?
But recently, those relaxing drinks have become more crutch than comfort - and the couple have almost forgotten how to talk to each other sober.
Then their teenage daughter Holly uploads a video of their humiliating drunken escapades, which gets picked up by YouTube superstar PinkyPud - and goes horrifyingly viral.
In a last-ditch attempt to prove to the world they’re more than just boozy idiots, Kate and Scott quit alcohol completely. But with Holly’s… er… ‘help’, what begins as a family promise soon escalates into a social media phenomenon: #DryHard!
With the eyes of the Internet upon them, can Kate and Scott stay teetotal - and save their marriage in the process?
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- Kindle Customer
- 29-08-2019
Was hoping for a good laugh
Had to abandon. Daughter reminded me gratingly of blue peter presenter. A regrettable buy unfortunately.
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- Api
- 14-03-2019
Tedious!!!
I’m usually a huge fan of Nick Spalding’s books, he even managed to make a book about dying highly amusing, however this one is definitely the exception.
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