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A Year in the World: Journeys of A Passionate Traveller»rank: 41494par: Frances Mayes
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Under the Tuscan Sun»rank: 32265par: Frances Mayes
Chroniques et points de vue:From :ln this memoir of her buying, renovating, and living in an abandoned villa in Tuscany, Frances Mayes reveals the sensual pleasure she found living in rural ltaly, and the generous spirit she brought with her. She revels in the sunlight and the color, the long view of her valley, the warm homey architecture, the languor of the slow paced days, the vigor of working her garden, and the intimacy of her dealings with the locals. Cooking, gardening, tiling and painting are never chores, but skills to be learned, arts ... |
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In Tuscany»rank: 68649par: Frances Mayes, Edward Mayes
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Frances Mayes continues her love letter to ltaly in this sequel to Under the Tuscan Sun and Bella Tuscany. The restoration of her home, Bramasole, is complete, but Tuscany keeps unfolding. While the earlier books chronicled her and her husband's first years in ltaly, this one is less full of stories than meditations on the elements of Tuscan pleasures, accompanied by photographs that give color to the place Mayes has described so lovingly and well. 'What makes the people so friendly, no, not just friendly, so genuinely kind and ... |
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The Discovery of Poetry: A Field Guide to Reading and Writing Poems»rank: 89852par: Frances Mayes
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Frances Mayes continues her love letter to ltaly in this sequel to Under the Tuscan Sun and Bella Tuscany. The restoration of her home, Bramasole, is complete, but Tuscany keeps unfolding. While the earlier books chronicled her and her husband's first years in ltaly, this one is less full of stories than meditations on the elements of Tuscan pleasures, accompanied by photographs that give color to the place Mayes has described so lovingly and well. 'What makes the people so friendly, no, not just friendly, so genuinely kind and ... |
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Under the Tuscan Sun Engagement Calendar»rank: 124491par: Steven Rothfeld, Frances Mayes
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Frances Mayes continues her love letter to ltaly in this sequel to Under the Tuscan Sun and Bella Tuscany. The restoration of her home, Bramasole, is complete, but Tuscany keeps unfolding. While the earlier books chronicled her and her husband's first years in ltaly, this one is less full of stories than meditations on the elements of Tuscan pleasures, accompanied by photographs that give color to the place Mayes has described so lovingly and well. 'What makes the people so friendly, no, not just friendly, so genuinely kind and ... |
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Spilling the Beans on Albert Einstein»rank: 126149par: Frances Mayes
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Frances Mayes continues her love letter to ltaly in this sequel to Under the Tuscan Sun and Bella Tuscany. The restoration of her home, Bramasole, is complete, but Tuscany keeps unfolding. While the earlier books chronicled her and her husband's first years in ltaly, this one is less full of stories than meditations on the elements of Tuscan pleasures, accompanied by photographs that give color to the place Mayes has described so lovingly and well. 'What makes the people so friendly, no, not just friendly, so genuinely kind and ... |
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Bella Tuscany: The Sweet Life in Italy»rank: 103693par: Frances Mayes
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Work's still not completely finished on Bramasole, the Tuscan house that California-based poet and bestselling author Frances Mayes bought a decade ago and has been fixing up every summer since. Nevertheless, in Bella Tuscany, she goes out--in search of ltaly and ltalian life. The sequel to Under the Tuscan Sun is awash with sensual discovery, from Sicilian markets with 'rainbows of shining fish on ice' to the aqueous dream of Venice 'shimmering in the diluted sunlight.' Wherever she is, Mayes celebrates everyday rituals, such as picking wild asparagus, 'dark ... |
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A Year in the World: Journeys of A Passionate Traveller»rank: 126375par: Frances Mayes
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Work's still not completely finished on Bramasole, the Tuscan house that California-based poet and bestselling author Frances Mayes bought a decade ago and has been fixing up every summer since. Nevertheless, in Bella Tuscany, she goes out--in search of ltaly and ltalian life. The sequel to Under the Tuscan Sun is awash with sensual discovery, from Sicilian markets with 'rainbows of shining fish on ice' to the aqueous dream of Venice 'shimmering in the diluted sunlight.' Wherever she is, Mayes celebrates everyday rituals, such as picking wild asparagus, 'dark ... |
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Bringing Tuscany Home: Sensuous Style From the Heart of Italy»rank: 116178par: Frances Mayes, Edward Mayes
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Work's still not completely finished on Bramasole, the Tuscan house that California-based poet and bestselling author Frances Mayes bought a decade ago and has been fixing up every summer since. Nevertheless, in Bella Tuscany, she goes out--in search of ltaly and ltalian life. The sequel to Under the Tuscan Sun is awash with sensual discovery, from Sicilian markets with 'rainbows of shining fish on ice' to the aqueous dream of Venice 'shimmering in the diluted sunlight.' Wherever she is, Mayes celebrates everyday rituals, such as picking wild asparagus, 'dark ... |
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Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy»rank: 39436par: Frances Mayes
Chroniques et points de vue:From :ln this memoir of her buying, renovating, and living in an abandoned villa in Tuscany, Frances Mayes reveals the sensual pleasure she found living in rural ltaly, and the generous spirit she brought with her. She revels in the sunlight and the color, the long view of her valley, the warm homey architecture, the languor of the slow paced days, the vigor of working her garden, and the intimacy of her dealings with the locals. Cooking, gardening, tiling and painting are never chores, but skills to be learned, arts ... |