What's it like to live in the country of your parental origins? Is it possible to be both English and Italian? And how can one learn about the reality of Rome beneath the façade of tourism and history?

Leaving London behind, Anthony Turi moves to the Eternal City to teach at an international school. Fluent in Italian as the son of Italian parents, he finds himself both bemused by Roman habits and moved by the connections he forges with both the city and the locals. He is electrified by the atmosphere when watching football at the Stadio Olimpico, non-plussed by the extensive array of bureaucratic obstacles he encounters (why is it so difficult to open an account with the post office?), and struck by the insights into Italian life he gains from his neighbourhood dry-cleaner's.

Wide-ranging in its allusions and references, A Roman Return will appeal to anyone interested in travel, the reality of moving abroad, and issues of identity and heritage.