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About Times New Roman: How We Quit Our Jobs, Gave Away
Product Description Times New Roman is a true account of lifelong dreams to live abroad, experience another culture, complete an education and alter two career paths. When Martha first met John she overheard him musing about quitting his job and living in a box on a beach in Mexico. She was immediately skeptical, but secretly intrigued. Fast forward two years and they are enjoying their honeymoon in Mexico. Before marrying, they had discussed the “box on the beach” idea endlessly. The “box” was upgraded to a more stable dwelling and European countries were included in their pool of choices. They had enough money saved to bum around for a while, but then what? John was 42 and Martha was 37, too old to throw caution to the wind, too young to retire. Martha wanted to live somewhere and not feel like a tourist in city after city. She wanted to know her neighbors and understand what their lives were like. They needed a plan that would allow them to experience another culture, but also prepare them for future earnings. In Times New Roman, you will learn what that plan entailed, how they decided where to go and how they funded it themselves. Using their experiences as a backdrop, Times New Roman focuses on modern life in the Eternal City. By adapting their lifestyle, they learned how to live, eat, shop, cook and dress as the Romans do. And either through osmosis or out of necessity, they picked up some Italian behaviors they never expected. Review "What a clever title for a memoir that enables the reader to imagine he or she is living in Rome! Author Martha Miller explains how she and her husband used their 21-Month Plan, which included forgoing stops at Starbucks, to prepare for a year in Italy. The reader will enjoy the author's friendship with Gabrielle, a well-heeled French marquise married to an Italian. Gabrielle presents Miller with a portal into the life of the elite, and the author describes her findings with grace. We cannot help but like Gabrielle or, for that matter, dislike Signore Green Thumb who makes life unpleasant on the rooftop. I liked Miller's description of the difficulty she found in taking Italian classes as well as her presentation of other students. The outside world does not interfere in this book save for the tragic moment of the World Trade Center attack. I enjoyed reading about Italian TV as well as dogs in churches and the lady Miller sees at church (and on the street) with a pet ferret. Miller's graceful reflections extend to her Acknowledgements, which other writers will find beautiful; she makes it clear that no writer creates a perfect work alone. This memoir of a year in Italy is one that travel readers will find very engaging. The cover art is perfect and the testimonials on the back work well." Writer's Digest Self-Published Book Awards judge From the Author Times New Roman: How We Quit Our Jobs, Gave Away Our Stuff & Moved to Italy is a memoir of the nearly two years my husband and I lived in Rome, Italy, August 2001 -- May 2003. The title, Times New Roman , has two meanings. First, John and I, in effect, act as new Romans by transplanting ourselves and becoming inhabitants of Rome, at least for 21 months. Second, Times New Roman is a well-known font type, which represents my realized dream of becoming a published writer while living in Rome. In some instances, names were changed to protect the privacy of friends. From the Back Cover "...a delightful, witty, and intimate account of a real Italian adventure...readers will feel like they're right there with them, enjoying the ride." --Travis Neighbor Ward, Author of Living, Studying, and Working in Italy "...You'll taste the gelato, feel the cobblestones under your feet, and start daydreaming about quitting your job to move to Italy too!" -- Laura Vanderkam, Author of I Know How She Does It and 168 Hours "It is 100% delightful. Well written, vibrant details...I have to restrain myself from getting online, looki
