Frances Mayes is the author of the now-classic Under the Tuscan Sun, which was a New York Times bestseller for more than two and a half years and became a Touchstone movie starring Diane Lane. Other international bestsellers include Bella Tuscany, Everyday in Tuscany, A Year in the World, and three illustrated books: In Tuscany, Bringing Tuscany Home, and The Tuscan Sun Cookbook. She is also the author of two novels, Swan and Women in Sunlight. She has written six books of poetry and The Discovery of Poetry. The most recent books are See You in the Piazza and Always Italy. Her books have been translated into more than fifty languages.
A New York Times Notable Book
"This beautifully written memoir about taking chances, living in
Italy. loving a house and, always, the pleasures of food, would
make a perfect gift for a loved one. But it's so
delicious, read it first yourself."
—USA Today
"Irresistible...a sensous book for a sensous countryside."
—Minneapolis Star-Tribune
“An intense celebration of what [Mayes] calls ‘the voluptuousness
of Italian life’ . . . appealing and very vivid . . . [The] book
seems like the kind of thing you’d tuck into a picnic basket on an
August day . . . or better yet, keep handy on the bedside table in
the depths of January.”
—New York Times Book Review
"Armchair travel at its most enticing."
—Booklist
“Mayes [has] perfect vision. . . . I do not doubt that centuries
form now, whoever lives in Bramasole will one day uncover bits of
pottery used at Mayes’ table. She has, by the sweat of her brow and
the strength of her vision, become a layer in the history of this
place.”
—Los Angeles Times
"After buying a rundown villa in rural Tuscany, the American author
Frances Mayes moves to Cortona to renovate the property and learn
more about the Italian dolce vita. Her bestselling memoir on her
time there paints a vivid description of the town, the people and
the lush surrounding countryside of rolling hills and vineyards. A
poet and a gourmet cook, Mayes includes a number of chapters on
food, replete with classic Italian recipes to further whet the
appetite."
—Irish Times
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