When test race car driver Andrew Edwards agrees to deliver a rusting Land Rover from England to West Africa for his cousin, a renowned wildlife artist studying bird migration, he imagines a challenging but manageable adventure. What unfolds is anything but. With two mechanically minded companions and little more than optimism, humour, and an old Series III Land Rover named Lucy, the trio set off from Cambridge on a journey that will test the limits of endurance, friendship, and faith. From the snowy passes of Spain to the vast expanse of the Sahara, they confront mechanical breakdowns, bureaucratic chaos, and dangers that no map could predict. As Lucy rattles across borders and into the unknown, she becomes more than a vehicle - she becomes a lifeline, a symbol of resilience and grit. Along the way, encounters with militants, Bedouin warriors, and families living on the margins of survival strip away assumptions and expose the raw, humbling beauty of the human spirit. But when illness strikes and Andrew finds himself fighting for survival in an African hospital, the journey takes on new meaning. It becomes not just a test of will, but a reckoning with vulnerability, purpose, and the fragile miracle of life itself. Told with warmth, wit, and unflinching honesty, A Land Rover Named Lucy is a true story of adventure and endurance, a reminder that sometimes the hardest roads lead us home.

• Format: Paperback / softback
• Publication Date: 28/04/2026
• Publisher: Big Sky Publishing
• Country of Origin: Australia
• Pages: 208