Derek Noble wishes now that he’d read the small print in the holiday brochure before booking the luxury coach trip to rural Tenhamshire. Apparently it’s fine for Scrimshaw Travel to make last minute amendments to the holiday without incurring any penalties or reducing the price in any way. That’s what the indifferent courier tells him on day one of the tour as she arrives in a clapped-out, old coach being driven by a partially-sighted driver.
With the spa hotel replaced by a rundown guest house staffed by a neurotic manager, decrepit waitress and under-sexed, Italian waiter there doesn’t appear to be much of the brochure-described holiday left.
Thank goodness for Angela, the rather lovely woman Derek pals up with on the journey down. She might just make the trip bearable. If only the other members of the group would leave them alone long enough to get to know each other, but Derek has always had the ability to attract the eccentric characters to him and he can’t escape them. Still, perhaps they’ll surprise him as he learns about their lives and secrets as they move from one hilarious excursion to another. And maybe Angela will provide one or two surprises herself.
Driven to Distraction is a fun romp through the English countryside with characters finding love and friendship while travelling at twenty miles an hour. (Well, it is a clapped-out, old coach).
"Driven to Distraction’ is definitely high on the humor quotient and a delightful recommendation for everyone who is up for a good laugh. The well scripted plot and witty one-liners add more to the fun element of the book. Stuart has portrayed all the characters so well that they seem quite relatable and true to life. ‘Driven to Distraction’ is one of those novels that you can read whenever you want without losing the plot." - SeriousReading.com (92% Rating).
With the spa hotel replaced by a rundown guest house staffed by a neurotic manager, decrepit waitress and under-sexed, Italian waiter there doesn’t appear to be much of the brochure-described holiday left.
Thank goodness for Angela, the rather lovely woman Derek pals up with on the journey down. She might just make the trip bearable. If only the other members of the group would leave them alone long enough to get to know each other, but Derek has always had the ability to attract the eccentric characters to him and he can’t escape them. Still, perhaps they’ll surprise him as he learns about their lives and secrets as they move from one hilarious excursion to another. And maybe Angela will provide one or two surprises herself.
Driven to Distraction is a fun romp through the English countryside with characters finding love and friendship while travelling at twenty miles an hour. (Well, it is a clapped-out, old coach).
"Driven to Distraction’ is definitely high on the humor quotient and a delightful recommendation for everyone who is up for a good laugh. The well scripted plot and witty one-liners add more to the fun element of the book. Stuart has portrayed all the characters so well that they seem quite relatable and true to life. ‘Driven to Distraction’ is one of those novels that you can read whenever you want without losing the plot." - SeriousReading.com (92% Rating).
