My Italian Bulldozer by Alexander McCall Smith is another witty little novel by perhaps the worlds most prolific writer. A food and wine writer heads to Tuscany to work on his latest book after his girlfriend of four years leaves him for her personal trainer.

In a bizarre twist, he is unable to hire a rental car and is offered a bulldozer to use to get around while he is there. Along the way, he meets interesting characters, samples food and wine, makes friends and perhaps finds love. Nothing too original here aside from the bulldozer, and not McCall Smith’s best, but charming enough to be enjoyable.