Bonnie

Bonnie asked Frances Mayes:

I have always had a passion for travel, and I love that you compare Italy to the south, as I can so see the similarities. The south has a reputation amongst those that are from there as being small minded and anything but worldly, (which I know is incorrect!). The south is also known for family values, and close knit families. What inspired you to write about your southern roots in detail now?

Frances Mayes I moved from San Francisco, where I spent so many years, back to the South and in that process I was interested in how the South had changed so radically and yet was still wonderfully familiar to me. I asked myself, who were we back then, so long ago, way, way South. I wanted write a homage to the place itself, the powerful landscape.

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Tammy

Tammy asked Frances Mayes:

I travel not by plane, train, or automobile, but by book. I treasure your writing and wonder what resource/s do you use to use to choose your next pleasure read, particularly nonfiction?

Pamela

Pamela asked Frances Mayes:

How did you juggle writing professor with memoirist? Transitioned from journalist to professor to carve out more time to write when I got serious about creative nonfiction. Is an MFA necessary to land a great agent?

Danielle Ste. Marie

Danielle Ste. Marie asked Frances Mayes:

I have attached myself to your imagery of the yellow table under the tree in "Tuscan Sun". For me, it evokes daydreams of simple meals taken leisurely dosed with plenty of smiles and light hearts. Is there an actual yellow table? What did it mean to you?

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