Mothertrucker cover art

Mothertrucker

Finding Joy on the Loneliest Road in America

Preview

Try Premium Plus free
1 credit a month to buy any audiobook in our entire collection.
Access to thousands of additional audiobooks and Originals from the Plus Catalogue.
Member-only deals & discounts.
Auto-renews at $16.45/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Mothertrucker

By: Amy Butcher
Narrated by: Amy Butcher
Try Premium Plus free

$16.45 per month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for $26.99

Buy Now for $26.99

Confirm Purchase
Pay using voucher balance (if applicable) then card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions Of Use and Privacy Notice and authorise Audible to charge your designated credit card or another available credit card on file.
Cancel

About this listen

Amy Butcher was an accomplished college professor, mentor and writer, but in her own home, she was embarrassed and emotionally burdened by an increasingly abusive relationship. Exhausted and terrified of the ways her partner's behaviour could escalate, Amy reached out to Instagram celebrity Joy 'Mothertrucker' Wiebe. Joy was a 50-year-old wife and mother and the nation's only female ice road trucker, a woman who maneuvered big rigs through the Alaskan wilderness along the deadliest road in America. Joy was everything Amy wanted to be: independent, fearless and in charge of her life in a landscape dominated by men. Invited by Joy to ride shotgun, Amy found her escape on a road that was treacherous, beautiful and exhilarating.

Mothertrucker is the story of that bracing 400-mile journey navigating snow-glazed overpasses, ice-blue curves and near plummets.

Soon to be a major film starring Julianne Moore.

©2021 Amy Butcher (P)2021 Brilliance Audio
Engineering Women Funny Alaska

Critic Reviews

"A beautifully written exploration of a woman's endeavour to let go of fear." (Joey Soloway, creator of Transparent and I Love Dick)

"An unputdownable page-turner...an adventure into the expanse of Alaska's wild...I never wanted this book to end." (T Kira Madden, author of Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls)

"There's truth and beauty on every page of this gorgeous and gripping book." (Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild)

What listeners say about Mothertrucker

Average Customer Ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.