Paul Stuart, a renowned food writer is at a bad period of his life – his wife left him, he has a deadline to meet and is at a writer’s block. His editor packs him off to Italy to cheer him up. Sprinkled with humour, Paul has many adventures on his ‘Italian bulldozer.’<\/p>\n
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Meet Paul Stuart, a famous food author. He is in his forties, recently divorced because his wife left him for another man (her personal trainer)\u00a0 and is at a writer\u2019s block while his editor persuades him to meet his deadlines. The editor is your typical \u2018all-weather friend\u2019 who might have feelings for him, but clearly Paul does not see that. She packs him off to Tuscany for a vacation so that he can get back to work with a relaxed mind. But then everything that can possibly go wrong does \u2013 he is jailed for car theft, ends up renting a bulldozer and meets a lady. Thus start the hilarious adventures of Paul through Tuscany on a bulldozer.<\/p>\n
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Before beginning my review, I must add that McCall Smith is a writer that I have heard heaps of praises of. The first book of Smith that I read was Unusual Uses for Olive Oil<\/em>, which grabbed my attention because of the title. Sadly the book was a disappointment for me. My bad luck with Smith\u2019s books seem to be repeating because after reading the blurb of My Italian Bulldozer<\/em>, I was expecting a lot of Italy and a generous amount of descriptions on food. I was disappointed to find neither. I think when I first came across a nice description of food, it was after I had lost my interest in the book. The book has its light moments and makes you smile, if not slip into riotous laughter. But there was nothing to urge me to turn the pages. You might enjoy the book if you are looking for a light holiday read, not necessarily a page turner.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Perhaps my expectations after seeing buzzwords such as \u2018Italy\u2019 and \u2018food\u2019 were too high. I see a lot of good reviews for the book on Goodreads. So maybe this book just was not for me. However I will try out the much acclaimed Isabel Dalhousie series by McCall Smith. Keeping my fingers crossed that I would not be disappointed again.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Title : My Italian Bulldozer <\/p>\n Disclaimer : Much thanks to Pantheon Books for a copy of the book. All opinions are my own.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Paul Stuart, a renowned food writer is at a bad period in his life – his…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3078,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6307,16],"tags":[518,462],"thb-sponsors":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nAuthor : Alexander McCall Smith
\nPublisher : Penguin Classics
\nPublished : 2017
\nLanguage : English
\nPages : 240
\nRating : 1.5\/5<\/p>\n