Penny Green returned to Italy after a holiday in Australia ready for a challenge. She was looking for a new job and romance, and found work and perhaps love in the toughest Italian city of them all - Napoli. Penny takes on her new home with almost the same open acceptance she had when she first arrived in Rome four years ago. Now, though, she is older, wiser and more experienced when it comes to breaking into a new city. She writes with a feeling of growing love for the Neapolitans, for the beauty of the city's waterfront, and the delights of the old town. But she is realistic - she also steps into the city's underworld and sees for herself how the camorra operate and how they will murder for no reason. The result is a colourful, first-hand account of life in a city that is filled with fear, crime, rubbish, beauty, great food, generous inhabitants and a thrilling sense of living every moment to the fullest.

About the Author

Penelope Green was born in Sydney and lived and worked in Australia before moving to Rome in 2002. She is in her early thirties and writes freelance articles for various publications including Marie Claire and Australian Gourmet Traveller. Too lazy to study Italian, she prefers to put it into practice by working in a Roman wine bar once a week

Reviews

'A bewitching true tale of a tantalising city. Magnifico!' Marie Claire 'Lots of local charm' The Australian Women's Weekly 'frank, funny and honest' Notebook Praise for WHEN IN ROME 'Written engagingly, with great honesty...funny and full of heart' Carol George, Australian Women's Weekly 'Green deserves to be congratulated on her bravery and candour... and her descriptions of Rome are so vivid you can almost smell the coffee.' - Sun Herald 'charming' - Vogue