Round Ireland with a Fridge

Round Ireland with a Fridge is a book by Tony Hawks, first published in the UK in 1998. It sold over half a million copies.[1]

The book is loosely based on a journey made by Hawks[2] in 1997, when he hitchhiked around Ireland while re-evaluating his life and career.[3] He made the trip as a result of a £100 bet with a friend,[4] after he had seen a man in Ireland hitchhiking with a refrigerator.[5]

Publishers Weekly called the book "a bad parody of Dave Barry's travel books" but added that "In the end, Hawks's book becomes a lively celebration of contemporary Irish society and the goodwill of its people that neither revels in irony nor descends into mawkishness.[6]

  1. ^ Tony Hawks (2008). Round Ireland with a Fridge. Ebury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4070-2637-4.
  2. ^ "BBC Four - Round Ireland with a Fridge". BBC. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  3. ^ Barry Hartigan (9 April 2017). "Fridge-hiker set to hit the road round Ireland again". The Times. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  4. ^ Library Journal. R.R. Bowker Company. p. 200.
  5. ^ "Tony Hawks interview". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Round Ireland with a Fridge". Publishers Weekly. 28 February 2000. Retrieved 15 July 2019.