For years, Pia Miranda has been stopped in the street by calls of 'Found you!', forever linked to Josie from Looking for Alibrandi. But playing Josie is only one small part of everything that has shaped the woman Pia has become. As a child, her nonna would tell her stories of the volcanic island off Sicily she called home. Cannoli, curses and lighting a candle at church were as much a part of Pia's childhood as mouse plagues, her Aussie nanna's lemon slice and cheering on South Melbourne with her grandfather. In her twenties, Looking for Alibrandi took her on a rollercoaster ride of fame that would see her travel the world, but after fame comes real life. Career questions, money worries, love and marriage, illness and grief. With humour and heart, Pia explores how growing up pinballing between two cultures not only made her world richer but showed her how all the parts of herself have shaped the true survivor she is today. Like her Nonna Angelia told her, every day on top of the dirt is a good day. Finding My Bella Vita is a charming, honest and uplifting memoir that reminds us all of the two things that matter most - love and family. (Though a good cannoli and some Vegemite toast also rate prety highly!)