Hi, I'm Tim Phelan, author of the new memoir...
Romance, Riches, and Restrooms: A Cautionary Tale of Ambitious Dreams and Irritable Bowels.
"A hilarious account of one man determined to meet the perfect woman and become filthy rich while attempting to conceal and conquer IBS."
-- Daily Candy
"Tim's true to life recount of learning what ails his bowel is so easily identifiable for many IBS sufferers; He engagingly plastered his very personal story on the pages of his book to raise awareness about this illness. For this, I am grateful because not many people would have the courage to do this."
-- Jeff Roberts, Founder, Irritable Bowel Syndrome Association
"One of the year's most entertaining, enlightening, and courageous memoirs."
-- Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
"By discussing his IBS in an honest, self-deprecating, and humorous way, Tim has provided a valuable service for the millions who suffer in silence.â€
-- Dr. Brent Ridge, host of "The Visiting Hour" on Martha Stewart Sirius Radio
(To order from Amazon.com, just click on the cover)
You can also visit my book's official site, where I have another blog, more excerpts, more articles and interviews, and a list of helpful IBS resources: www.RomanceRichesRestrooms.com
From the back cover...
Tim Phelan was a confident, twenty-one-year-old college graduate who was determined to build his future on two solid pillars: meeting the woman of his dreams, and earning a financial fortune.
Three months after he landed a job that promised to put him on the fast track to luxury-home ownership and country-club living, Tim's plans began to unravel: his brain and his digestive tract seemed to have entered into a diabolical conspiracy, and they appeared hell-bent on destroying his ambitious plans, his confidence, and so much more. But why were 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-pressure world of investment banking and the image-conscious San Francisco dating scene while secretly experimenting with alternative treatments such as colonic hydrotherapy, hypnosis, building “dams,†and “avalanche blasting.†Will this excessively regular guy find happiness?
Romance, Riches, and Restrooms is available online from Amazon and Barnes & Noble