I always imagine each of the signoras who lived in this house—where she shelled peas, rocked the grandchild, placed a vase of the pink ros...
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Oct 06, 2009
Alyssa
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Says house and home on the library label but is a wandering travelogue with a few pictures of gardens and hardly any furniture or carvings or homes or anything of the sort. More recipes than anything else actually. I was hoping to see what italian home stuff was in the market, but oh well.
Oct 20, 2011
Ceecee
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So I must say that although this book was not exactly what I'd hoped it would be, or it would tell me - I do love all things Tuscany, Italy - so yeah 4 stars! .. and as a special surprise - recipes in the back! I are happy (terrible grammar intentional)!
Sep 02, 2010
Janell
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I loved this book. Frances Mayes does an excellent job of describing, and incorporating the ideas that I have embodied for my life & existence on this plane.... savor this one is all I can say....
Sep 07, 2009
Stacy
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What's not to like? The prose of Frances Mayes, Italy, beautiful old buildings, food, gorgeous pictures, etc...
I always want more. Krisette and I are going to get more.
I always want more. Krisette and I are going to get more.
Oct 17, 2011
Pat
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What a treat! After reading three of her memoirs I was ready to read more with a bonus of seeing lots of pictures. I like her poetic prose.
Mar 04, 2010
Jc
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Makes me want to go back to Italy even more. Frances Mayes really brings Italy to life with all of her books.
Sep 30, 2011
Melanie
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Short chapters describing the author's life in Tuscany and she is able to bring that life to her California home.
Jun 10, 2010
Jessica
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This is not much of a decorating book, but I was certainly not disappointed. It allowed me a little escape to Tuscany. The photos were beautiful and I can't wait to try out Ed's recipes!
Oct 24, 2009
Amber
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Decorating books are really not my "thing", but this book I make an exception for. I love Frances Mayes style of writing. She adds a lot of intrest and imagery to everyday things I had not considered deeply before. Tuscan decor is also not my "thing", but I love her ideas about bringing what you love into your living spaces.
Thanks Frances.
Thanks Frances.
May 21, 2011
Susan
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Enjoyed the book mostly for the photography and the glimpse of the people I've come to know in her memoirs. Especially love the recipes for roasted tomatoes and plum tart, and grateful for the handy closing "little guide" to the artisans of Tuscany.
May 03, 2008
Carmen
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this book was not what it seemed. Since I had found it in the decorating section of the library, I had thought it would be a book which defined this style more than anything else. Instead it was a book with the theme" stop and smell the roses". Something we all need to be reminded of.
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Oct 22, 2007
Dawn
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Mayes obviously has no regrets about the fixer-upper she bought in Tuscany a decade or so ago. However, the title is misleading, as the book actually does little to show how to bring the atmosphere of Tuscany home to anywhere other than...well, Tuscany. Pretty pictures, though.
May 31, 2008
Julie
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Completely worthless. It is basically just a list of vendors, which I could have found on the Internet, with some pictures added for coffee table appeal. This is just a shameless attempt by Mayes to wring even more money from her Tuscany books' fans.
Jun 30, 2008
Julie
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When I read Frances Mayes books, I feel like I am with her in Tuscany. I have been to Tuscany and it is the most beautiful place I have ever seen. Her books just have so much nostalga of my time there.
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