My Italian Bulldozer (paperback)
ISBN:
9780349142296
Publisher:
Abacus (Little,Brown)
Publication Date:
2 November 2017 by Little,Brown
My Italian Bulldozer is a hilarious new stand-alone novel about one man’s misadventures in travel and romance in the Italian countryside.
When writer Paul Stewart heads to the idyllic Italian town of Montalcino to finish his already overdue cookbook, he expects it to be the perfect escape from stressful city life. But when he arrives, things quickly take a turn for the worse. His hired car is nowhere to be found, and with no record of a reservation at the car-rental counter and no other cars are available, it appears that Paul will be stuck at the airport that is, until an enterprising stranger offers him an unexpected alternative: an Italian bulldozer. With little choice in the matter, Paul accepts, and so begins a series of laugh-out-loud adventures as he trundles through the Tuscan countryside. A story of unexpected circumstances and making the best of what you have, My Italian Bulldozeris a warm and witty read guaranteed to put a smile on your face.
Reviews
‘This is McCall Smith’s genius — he makes you love the people in his books. In crass times like these, the deep civility that powers his voice is a balm. That and he makes you laugh, and how many can claim that?’
New York Times
‘Alexander McCall Smith’s novels are always a delightful mixture of humour, humanity and observation. Just as at home in Italy as in Botswana, he depicts the people of Tuscany in this novel with a verve that makes me long to go back’
Country Life Magazine
‘Written in McCall Smith’s trademark wryly thoughtful style… I Ioved the mouth-watering descriptions of rural Italy’
The Daily Mail
‘This novel has the usual combination of light-hearted gentleness and forensic acuity, reminding the reader never to underestimate McCall Smith s fundamental seriousness of purpose’
The Sydney Morning Herald
‘Refreshingly original … deliciously farcical. A gentle book, but also a gently radical one’
The Scotsman
‘The sights and sounds and the way you describe the food of Tuscany … perfect … it made me want to go. I loved it’
BBC
‘I could feel the warmth of the sun, hear the birds, smell the olive groves!! I was transported to Montalcino and could easily imagine sitting in the small restaurant, delighted by the cooking smells and anticipating a wonderful meal accompanied by fine wine. And I found myself wondering just when Paul’s book would be available. A much needed escape from the currently dreary British Weather and our present Political Turmoil!!’
Book Group Review, Viking Cruises
