Truckers North, Truckers South

Softback book

This is the story of 17-year-old Shay as he begins his career in road transport in 1945 as a trailer-boy on a noisy, cold Atkinson lorry. The author introduces a lively cast of characters, including the down-to-earth drivers and the kindly landladies who provided a home from home for these hardworking men, and realistically portrays the humour and hardships of life on the road.

• 253 pages
• Fiction
• Softback book
• 128mm x 198mm