The Tent, The Bucket and Me

By: Emma Kennedy

Narrated by: Emma Kennedy

Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins

Publisher's summary

For the '70s 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 being swept away by a force 10 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.

©2009 Emma Kennedy (P)2010 Magna Story Sound, Random House Audiobooks

Pee in your pants funny

One of the funniest books I have ever listened too. Author was a great reader. LOVED this book

Hilarious and familiar 😂

Camping in the 70’s was a thing for us too, especially with our Dad, the references to fashion, music, cars and food was very nostalgic. Emma Kennedy’s writing is so funny but her narration is BRILLIANT, she tells the story so vividly that you can clearly imagine it all in your minds eye. Almost like listening to a friend just back from a trip.

An exciting and hilarious listen!

I loved it. What can I say? it did not disappoint. This poor family and their disastrous vacations kept me entertained for days. My wife loved it too. Highly recommended!

resilient family drama

I listened to this book after seeing it listed in the end credits of the BBC one 6 part comedy, "TheKennedys". I enjoyed the telling of the book even more than the tv series. It was funny, dramatic, and real. It was wonderfully performed.

Lovely, wickedly, funny must read

After years of searching for this type of book, I finally have found it! It’s the perfect type of read when you’ve had a hard day at work, and then come home to watch the very serious news of what’s going on in the world. This is a soul-healing book if ever there was one.

5 Stars in all Categories

I’m sure the book would be great to read, but you will miss something wonderful if you don’t listen to Emma’s narration.

Wow

Very very funny, though often frustrating, tales of family holidays gone very very wrong, expertly narrated by the extremely gifted author. it's truly a miracle Emma is still with us and her parents remained married after so many ghastly misadventures. I found myself exclaiming aloud in horror and issuing worthless warnings almost as often as I was bursting into helpless gales of laughter. Certainly recommend, though I wouldn't recommend listening in a public environment 🙂

Hilariously Real People

What did you love best about The Tent, The Bucket and Me?

That this family made an adventure out of every situation.

What did you like best about this story?

What does Emma Kennedy bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The tone of her voice while explaining the high points of her forced adventures.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The finality of putting camping gear away-even the awful bucket. It moved me.

Good and entertaining

I did not expect some of the language in the book, it was a humorous story, overall a great story!