{"product_id":"9781800757622","title":"It Started with a Van : A true story of a home on wheels built on hope, carpet glue and decent brews","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Andy and Claire Stocks\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eTravel writing\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 16 July 2026 by Swift Press in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 304 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 198 x 26 | 280g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat do you do when your car breaks down during a pandemic, nobody will fix it, and you end up buying a carpenter's van with no windows, no experience, and absolutely no idea what you're doing?If you're Andy, you convert it into a campervan. You install a diesel heater, carpet the walls, put a coffee machine on the worktop, and drive to Lake Como.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you are Claire, you make a lot of tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt Started with a Van is the true story of how a faulty Mercedes, a bolt that took two weeks and angle grinder to remove, and a YouTube channel that started with five views led two people from Barnsley on the adventure they never planned and couldn't stop having. It is a book about a van, a marriage, a dog called Pablo, and the difference between vision and reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold in two voices, with no agreement on the timeline and considerable disagreement about most of the details.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors live in Barnsley.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57295301706103,"sku":"9781800757622","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781800757622.jpg?v=1783702539","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781800757622","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}