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Under the Tuscan Sun

Under the Tuscan Sun

Author(s): Frances Mayes

Location(s): Tuscany

Genre(s): Travelogue

Era(s): 2000s

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In 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 Italy and the generous spirit she brought with her. She revels in the sunlight and the colour, 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 to be practiced and above all to be enjoyed. At the same time Mayes brings a literary and intellectual mind to bear on the experience, adding depth to this account of her enticing rural idyll. –Amazon.com

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The renovation of an old Tuscan villa near Cortona takes many years to bring up to scratch – reading this book really makes you want to hop on the next plane and find some...

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