Romance, Riches, and Restrooms: A Cautionary Tale of Ambitious Dreams and Irritable Bowels - Softcover

Phelan, Tim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0595385443 ISBN 13: 9780595385447

Publisher: Iuniverse Inc, 2006

Synopsis

Tim Phelan is a confident, twenty-one-year-old college graduate who is determined to build his future on two solid pillars: meeting the woman of his dreams, and earning a financial fortune. Three months after he lands a job that promises to put him on the fast track to luxury-home ownership and country-club living, Tim¿s plans begin to unravel: his brain and digestive tract seem to have entered into a diabolical conspiracy, and they appear hell-bent on destroying his ambitious plans, his confidence, and so much more. But why are they suddenly betraying him at the most inopportune times¿like dates and business meetings? Set amid the rigid expectations of a polite society where mentioning bodily functions is taboo, Romance, Riches, and Restrooms is a tragically hilarious memoir about one man¿s desperate quest to conceal and conquer irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) before he becomes a penniless hermit. Follow the offbeat odyssey of this buttoned-down bachelor as he struggles to navigate the high-profile world of investment banking and the image-conscious San Francisco dating scene while secretly experimenting with alternative treatments such as hydrocolonic therapy, hypnosis, building ¿dams,¿ and ¿avalanche blasting.¿ Will this excessively regular guy find happiness?

About this title

About the Author

Tim Phelan is a 1988 graduate of Washington and Lee University, where he majored in French and economics. He currently lives in a three-bathroom townhouse outside of Philadelphia. Visit his Web site at www.RomanceRichesRestrooms.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Iuniverse Inc
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0595385443
• ISBN 13: 9780595385447
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 268