The Reluctant Tuscan - How I Discovered My Inner Italian (Paperback)

A Book Sense Pick for May 2005, this is the humorous tale of how the author moveda against his will and his better judgmentato Italy with his wife, only to rediscover himself, his marriage, and the importance of getting in touch with his inner Italian.
After years of working on a string of sitcoms, Phil Doran found himself on the outside looking in. Just as he and his peers had replaced the older guys when he was coming up the ranks, it was now happening to him. And it was freaking him out. He came home every night angry, burned- out, and exhausted. After twenty-five years of losing her husband to Hollywood, Doranas wife decided it was finally time for a changeaso on one of her many solo trips to Italy she surprised her husband by purchasing a broken-down 300-year-old farmhouse for them to restore. "The Reluctant Tuscan" is about the authoras transition from being a successful but overworked writer-producer in Hollywood to rediscovering himself and his wife while in Italy, and finding happiness in the last place he expected.

In the witty tone that made him a success as a writer in Hollywood, "The Reluctant Tuscan" captivates those who simply love a good travel narrative as well as anyone who loves the quirky humor of Bill Bryson, Dave Barry, and Jerry Seinfeld.
Praise for The Reluctant Tuscan:
aDoranas brutally funny accounts . . . are enough to keep readers hooked until the last page.a
"aPUBLISHERS WEEKLY"
a . . . disarmingly funny.a
"aTHE ARIZONA REPUBLIC"
aA truly funny book that reveals Italy as never before.a
"aTHE GRAND RAPIDS PRESS"