Paperback: Chickens Eat Pasta (2015) is a story of escapism, coincidences, friendship and luck in Umbria.
Most of all, it is a story about love - for the man she meets and marries, the family they have and the old house on the hill where it all begins.
This is the tale of how a young Englishwoman starts a new life after watching a video showing a chicken eating spaghetti in a medieval hill village in central Itally.
Unlike some recent bestsellers, this is not simply an account of a foreigner's move to Italy.
As events unfold, the strong storyline carries with it a rich portrayal of Italian life, with a supporting cast of memorable characters. Along the way, the book explores and captures the warmth and colour of Italy, as well as some of the cultural differences - between the English and Italians but also between regional Italian lifestyles and behaviour.
"People often ask me what made me do what I did. I reply that life is not always a case of making conscious choices. If I have learned one thing, it is that following your instincts often leads to happiness, even if it doesn't mean taking the easiest path you could have chosen," wrote Clare Pedrick.
Chickens Eat Pasta is the perfect summer read and especially if you are heading to Umbria this summer. It is a Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2015 finalist.
About the author: Clare Pedrick is a British journalist. She studied Italian at Cambridge University before becoming a reporter. Her book describes how, as a young woman, she bought an old ruin in Umbria. She went on to work as Rome correspondent for the Washington Post and as European Editor of an international features agency. She still lives in Italy with her husband whom she met in the village where she bought her house. The couple have three children.
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