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We've all dreamed of a new exotic life in a European city, but who actually goes? The delightful and award-winning WHEN IN ROME shows what can happen when you are courageous - and perhaps crazy - enough to chase this dream. With her thirtieth birthday on the horizon and a safe and comfortable life in Sydney outside her front door, Penelope Green decided it was now or never. Undaunted by the fact she spoke absolutely no Italian, had no job, no friends and nowhere to live and armed only with an Italian/English dictionary, irresistible optimism and a fair dash of bravery, she was determined to carve out her own slice of la dolce vita. 'Written engagingly, with great honesty … funny and full of heart' Penelope Green worked as a journalist around Australia for a decade before moving to Rome in 2002. She has written three much-loved memoirs recounting her life in Italy, WHEN IN ROME, SEE NAPLES AND DIE and GIRL BY SEA.