title: My Italian Bulldozer: A Novel
author:  Alexander McCall Smith 
description: <b>[A] lovely tale of a life put back on track by charm and coincidenceand by kindness and humanity too. . . . McCall Smith knows exactly what hes doing at this point in his career</b>, and delivers a perfect combination of suspense, jaunty bons mots and heartstring-pulling moments that result in ultimate reader satisfaction, but with no saccharine aftertaste. And this wonderfully heartwarming novel contains a simple but welcome message about what happens when we open our eyes and see the world as it is, not as we want it be. The result is <b>a perfect finish.</b> <i>The Globe and Mail</i><br /><br />One of the most prolific of writers and one of the most charming, [McCall Smith] bounces through this happy pilgrimage, which is a mixture of his own gentle philosophy, recipes, romance and how to park a bulldozer when your rental car doesnt show up. . . . <b>This is the kind of book you can dip into and be grateful for</b>. <i>The Washington Times</i><br /><br />Wine, women and bulldozers are the three ruling muses in the charming and amusing fourth stand-alone novel from prolific, bestselling Scottish author Alexander McCall Smith. . . . McCall Smith is particularly good at coming up with slightly absurd situations and convincing the reader its all perfectly rational and plausible. . . . Filled with delightfully farcical situations and intelligent and appealing, good-natured characters, <b><i>My Italian Bulldozer</i> is as memorable and pleasing as its beautiful Tuscan backdrop.</b> Another praiseworthy concoction from the always dependable Alexander McCall Smith. <i>Pendle Today</i> (UK)<br /><br />[A] story about love, of many types and on many levels: reciprocated and unrequited love; love lost and love found; love of food and wine, of the earth, of friends, of the Italian countryside. . . . [I]t also has a healthy dollop of McCall Smiths usual dry humor and homespun philosophy, his reflections on life. <b>And this is one important reason his readers love McCall Smith: He presents us with gentle stories that ask profound questions and leaves us not with all the answers, but with a smile on our face and a lot more to think about than when we began.</b> <i>New York Journal of Books</i><br /><br />[S]ucceeds in subtly, almost imperceptibly ripping up the traditional rules of the romantic comedy and creating something refreshingly original. . . . <b>A gentle book, but also a gently radical one.</b><i>The Yorkshire Post</i><br /> <br /> This novel has the usual combination of light-hearted gentleness and forensic acuity, reminding the reader never to underestimate McCall Smiths fundamental seriousness of purpose. <i>The Sydney Morning Herald</i>
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  Alexander McCall Smith Pantheon Books · New
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  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are
  the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any
  resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely
  coincidental.
  
  
  Copyright © 2016 by Alexander McCall Smith
  
  
  All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Pantheon Books, a
  division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York. Originally published in
  hardcover in Great Britain by Polygon Books, an imprint of Birlinn Limited,
  Edinburgh, in 2016.
  
  
  Pantheon Books and colophon are registered trademarks of Penguin Random House
  LLC.
  
  
  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
  
  
  Name: McCall Smith, Alexander, [date] author.
  
  
  Title: My Italian bul