Phil Doran

Written in the witty tone that made Doran a success as a writer in Hollywood, "The Reluctant Tuscan" will enchant a wide audience, from those who simply enjoy a captivating travel narrative to anyone who loves the quirky humor of Bill Bryson, Dave Barry, and Jerry Seinfeld.

The Reluctant Tuscan: How I Discovered My Inner Italian

Grażyna Grzywna-Tunk

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Na przekór Toskanii

Die Toskana hält einiges an Überraschungen für Phil und Nancy bereit - nicht alle sind von der angenehmen Sorte. Ein nahezu baufälliges Haus, unzuverlässige Handwerker und eine misstrauische Nachbarin machen dem Paar das Leben schwer. Schnell wird klar, dass in ihrer neuen Wahlheimat andere Gesetze gelten. Dass ihnen diese jedoch immer sympathischer werden, liegt vermutlich nicht zuletzt an der einzigartigen Schönheit der Toskana und der unerschöpflichen Lebensfreude ihrer Bewohner.

Roman

Der Tag, an dem der Italiener in mir erwachte

Rising From The Mist in the sun-blushed hills of Tuscany is Il Piccolo Rustico, a 300-year-old stone farmhouse that Nancy Doran dreams of lovingly restoring into an idlyllic home. All her husband Phil can see is a crumbling money pit that, as far as dreams go, is more of a nightmare. Reluctantly leaving behind high -octane, air-conditioned Los Angeles where he lives and works as a writer-producer, Phil is uprooted to a strange country intoxicated by O sole mio, virgin olive oil and oak-aged Chianti. The local village reveals itself to be a hive of seething passions, secrets and age-old blood feuds, and the newcomers find that life is not all strolls around town during the passagiato and relaxing under the awnings of picturesque cafes. Beset by a rift of exasperating challenges - from the cunning tricks of the Pinatore family to an infuriating Byzantine Italian bureaucracy - it is only with an inspired touch of the 'Inner Italian' that Phil and Nancy finally manage to soften the hearts of their neighbours and are embraced by the community.

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