Every day in Tuscany seasons of an Italian life

Mayes, Frances.

Large Print 2010

The celebrated "bard of Tuscany " (New York Times) lyrically chronicles her continuing 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 Under the Tuscan Sun and Bella Tuscany appeared, and sensuous, evocative reflections on the timeless beauty and vivid pleasures of Italian life.

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Mayes, Frances

Tuscany (Italy) Biography

Tuscany (Italy) Description and travel

Tuscany (Italy) Social life and customs

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ISBN:

9781410426468
1410426467

Description:

455 pages ; 22 cm
large print

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Contents:

pt. 1. Winter into spring. Buongiorno, Luca ; Andiamo a casa = Let's go home ; A house flying ; Bramasole ; The white Vespa ; After ; Bring me the sunflower crazed with light
part 2. Summer into fall. Orto and oven ; Vine yard ; Gite al mare = Little trips to the sea ; Circles on my map : Umbria and beyond ; Signorelli's bones ; Amici = Friends ; The Signorelli Trail ; Città di Castello ; August begins ; Mangia, Willie, mangia = Eat, Willie, eat ; Since the Etruscans ; A larger freedom ; 100 jars of summer sun ; Praying for the queen of hearts ; Permission for the new ; Envoi : fox song

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2010005029

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736778

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