From the bestselling author whose memoirs Under the Sun and Bella Tuscany have captured the voluptuousness of Italian life comes a... read full description
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Feb 08, 2008
Suzanne
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this is more of a travel guide book with beautiful photographs capturing the light and landscape of Tuscany. Not quite a coffee-table book and prettier than a standard travel guide, it falls between. Worth buying if you plan a visit or have visited and want a memento...but not at full price.
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Apr 29, 2008
Garfield
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Though I could already visualize Tuscany through Frances Mayes written words, the book is definitely frosting on the cake. Now that I took it down from the shelf to add to my list here ,I will once again immerse myself in the pages and return to Tuscany.
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Jan 05, 2012
Emily
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This was a super quick read for food lovers and/or lovers of Italian culture. Having spent some time in Tuscany eating our way from village to village I really enjoyed all of the food descriptions. It is nice that Mayes explores more than just the food though and talks about the people and the Tuscan attitude. It felt like I had escaped back to the rolling hillside and sunny days of my favorite places in Tuscany while I read this.
Sep 02, 2011
Anne
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This is a book for lovers of travel and Italian life. Based on Tuscany and villages around Cortona, where Frances Mayes and her husband have restored a house - Bramasole - (re her previous books "Under the Tuscan Sun" and "Bella Tuscany") this book focuses on the important aspects of Italian life - the Piazza - the Fiesta - the fields - the food. It isn't a recipe book but does contain some. The photography is just beautiful. A real "coffee table" book.
Dec 27, 2009
Jo
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I "read" this book via the audio version and just did not like it. It was almost like listening to someone read from a travel guide that's too full of details. I usually love her books so perhaps reading it would have garnered a different reaction on my part. Very disappointed.
Sep 07, 2010
Ann
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Let's one look at another culture and an American can blend into that culture. Plus it had recipes to be made. This book is a travelog and makes one want to go to Tuscany and spend more time than usual. This book a keeper.
Aug 02, 2010
FarmDotr
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I cheated. I listened to the Author and her husband read it to me while I was driving to work.
Now I want to travel to Italy. I want to see and experience a piazza, center of town or the universe it seems.
Now I want to travel to Italy. I want to see and experience a piazza, center of town or the universe it seems.
May 12, 2010
Nicole
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One of my favorite books! Very vivid descriptions... it's like you're traveling with her and you will want to go to all of the places she describes!
Jul 04, 2009
Susie
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This is a beautiful book. The pictures alone will have you dreaming of moving to Tuscany as soon as possible.
May 11, 2009
Betty
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Loved all the recipes and the description of the countryside and the people who live there.
Nov 07, 2011
Pat
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I like Mayes writing. Her descriptions of landscape and food in Tuscany delight me.
Mar 23, 2011
Dottie
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First read this while in Belgie -- somewhere around 2001 maybe? Picked it up on a whim recently and read it right through again -- serndipitously encountering once again one of my favorite quotes as though for the first time! Mayes Tuscany talk speaks to me -- maybe because I naturally lean to the color palette encountered in her beloved Tuscan countryside and homes. Photography of amazing resonance. Recipes which make one's mouth water and her obvious love of her adopted city and country an
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Jan 24, 2012
Andrea
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A virtual travel to Tuscany, Italy through the eyes of Frances Mayes was a delightful experience. The pictures were breathtaking and her words desciptive.
Feb 19, 2008
Natalie
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A guided tour through Tuscany filled with gorgeous photographs. Also one of my favorite cook books. Recipes in this book have become family favorites.
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