Denis Lehane: Rome's love of the Irish farmer

Denis Lehane reveals the unusual request he got from a lady while sitting outside a restaurant only a stone's throw from the Colosseum

Farming had gotten so bad that I figured Rome and prayers were the only answer.

I went to Rome last week. Farming had gotten so bad that I figured Rome and prayers were the only answer.

I went there in the company of my two young daughters, Gracie and Emma. Both of whom had never been to Rome before, so I figured we'd make a holiday out of it and ease back on the prayers a little too.