Sometimes, if you want to be happy, you've got to run away to Bath and marry a punk rocker. Sometimes you've got to dye your hair cobalt blue, or wander remote islands in Sicily, or cook your way through Mastering the Art of French Cooking in a year, for no very good reason.

Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen (ed. Little, Brown, 2005) - ISBN: 9780759514577