We asked Italian-Australian author JENNA LO BIANCO what five things about Italy feed her soul and her fiction. She responded with Italian passion.

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What are five things about Italy that feed my soul and literary heart? For the love of pasta, having to narrow this list down to only five things has nearly broken me.

Jenna Lo Bianco's previous novels include Love & Rome. Her latest is Love, Al Dente. (Pan Macmillan, $34.99). Pictures supplied

How can I possibly a) encapsulate with words how I feel about Italy and its plethora of sensory and cultural offerings, and b) understand that I

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