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My Italian Bulldozer

By Alexander McCall Smith

Fiction, General, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Detective, Humorous, Small Town & Rural | 256 pages
1 recommendation

'While My Italian Bulldozer certainly advocates a kind, considerate, some might even say old-fashioned approach to resolving affairs of the heart, it also succeeds in subtly, almost imperceptibly ripping up the traditional rules of the romantic comedy and creating something refreshingly original' Scotsman

When writer Paul Stewart heads to the idyllic Italian town of Montalcino to finish his already late book, it seems like the perfect escape from stressful city life. Upon landing, however, things quickly take a turn for the worse when he discovers his hired car is nowhere to be found. With no record of any reservation and no other cars available it looks like Paul is stuck at the airport. That is, until an enterprising stranger offers him an unexpected alternative. While there may be no cars available there is something else on offer: a bulldozer.

With little choice in the matter, Paul accepts and so begins a series of laugh out loud adventures through the Italian countryside, following in the wake of Paul and his Italian Bulldozer. A story of unexpected circumstance and lesson in making the best of what you have, My Italian Bulldozer is a warm holiday read guaranteed to put a smile on your face.

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Debra Dean
11th Dec 2024
"It's a romance, it's gently humorous, it's a love letter to a small Italian town, it's occupants and Italian food. In other words it's an inspiration to visit the lesser known towns of Italy and stay for awhile. In this instance the town is Montalcino in Tuscany and, having visited this town as part of a cycling tour of Tuscany, I could recognise and relate to the mood and ambience described by McCall Smith. I think others reading the novel would be inspired to visit the area also."