Publisher's Synopsis
What happens when the Pope and the Dalai Lama decide they need an undercover vacation? During a highly publicized official visit at the Vatican, the Pope proposes an idea so unexpected and appealing that neither man can resist. Before dawn, two of the most beloved and famous people on the planet don disguises, slip into a waiting car, and experience the sublime Italian countryside as regular people. Along for the ride are the Pope's overwhelmed cousin Paolo and his estranged wife Rosa, an eccentric hairdresser with a lust for life who cannot resist the call to adventure--or the fun. Part whimsical expedition, part love story, and part spiritual search, this warm, uplifting tale transcends cultural and political differences to make us laugh as well as think about the universal demands of ordinary life, spiritual life, and the identities with which we define ourselves.
