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  • Every Day in Tuscany

    Seasons of an Italian Life

    by Frances Mayes

    In this sequel to her New York Times bestsellers Under the Tuscan Sun and Bella Tuscany , the celebrated "bard of Tuscany" ( New York Times ) lyrically chronicles her continuing, two decades-long love affair with Tuscany's people, art, cuisine, and lifestyle.   Frances Mayes offers her readers a deeply personal memoir of her present-day life in Tuscany, encompassing both the changes she has experienced since ... (more)
  • A Year in the World

    Journeys of A Passionate Traveller

    by Frances Mayes

    The author who unforgettably captured the experience of starting a new life in Tuscany in bestselling travel memoirs expands her horizons to immerse herself—and her readers—in the sights, aromas, and treasures of twelve new special places. A Year in the World is vintage Frances Mayes—a celebration of the allure of travel, of serendipitous pleasures found in unlikely locales, of memory woven into the present,... (more)
  • Bella Tuscany

    The Sweet Life in Italy

    by Frances Mayes

    Frances Mayes, whose enchanting #1 New York Times bestseller Under the Tuscan Sun made the world fall in love with Tuscany, invites us back for a delightful new season of friendship, festivity, and food, there and throughout Italy. A companion volume to Under the Tuscan Sun , Bella Tuscany is Frances Mayes's passionate and lyrical account of her continuing love affair with Italy. Now truly at home there,... (more)
  • Under the Tuscan Sun

    At Home in Italy

    by Frances Mayes

    Frances Mayes--widely published poet, gourmet cook, and travel writer--opens the door to a wondrous new world when she buys and restores an abandoned villa in the spectacular Tuscan countryside. In sensuous and evocative language, she brings the reader along as she discovers the beauty and simplicity of life in Italy. An accomplished cook and food writer, Mayes also creates dozens of delicious seasonal recipes... (more)