About The Author

Michael Power is a retired primary school teacher who divides his time between Ireland and Calabria, Italy.

A regular letter writer to national newspapers, he has also been writing poetry and short stories for many years. He enjoys sports, having played hurling and football in his youth.

He is currently working on a family memoir which includes accounts left by both his parents who were active in the Irish War of Independence; his father also acted as a bodyguard for Éamon de Valera while he was Taoiseach.

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Sono Pizzitano
(Man of Pizzo)

Michael Power

Ever wanted to buy a house in Italy? The author did and in this book he has written the story of his quest and its successful conclusion, along with all the disappointment, joy, frustration and excitement he experienced along the way.

Firstly, he describes his motives and background and gives his initial impressions of Italy. The practicalites involved in buying there and his personal reactions and of those close to him are outlined. We read about the problems involved, the people he met and the situations he found himself in as the search went on for the perfect place and an affordable house, which could meet his needs and those of his family, but which also ticked the boxes of his fantasy.

In trying out a different lifestyle, at a new stage of his life, he discovers a way to live the dream and banish the doldurms, while having the odd nightmare.

His wife and family also experience the search and have to deal with the consequences, before enjoying the final result, a house in sunny Italy by the sea, in a 'centro storico' among the lively, local Italians of Pizzo.

Brilliantly illustrated with colour photos (see gallery below) showing the different stages of renovation, this book is also a celebration of the fabulous Italian scenery and way of life.

Visit the Sono Pizzitano website to find out more about the house and life in Pizzo including how to get there! But don't forget to come back here to buy the book!

Sono Pizzitano (Man of Pizzo) by Michael Power
Non-Fiction; Memoir; Travel
185 pages with colour illustrations
First Published in Ireland, 2009 by TAF Publishing. Published with the assistance of The Author's Friend
ISBN: 978-0-9562303-4-8

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