{"product_id":"it-started-with-a-van-9781800757820","title":"It Started with a Van","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\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?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf 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\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you are Claire, you make a lot of tea.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt Started with a Van\u003c\/em\u003e 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\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Swift Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781800757820\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.69d","brand":"Andy \u0026. Claire Stocks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52934224937141,"sku":"9781800757820","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/it-started-with-a-van-9781800757820","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}