{"product_id":"under-the-tuscan-sun-9780857503589","title":"Under The Tuscan Sun","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFRANCES MAYES is the author of four books about Tuscany. The now-classic UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN \u003ci\u003e- \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was a NEW YORK TIMES bestseller for more than two and a half years and became a Touchstone movie starring Diane Lane - was followed by BELLA TUSCANY and two illustrated books, IN TUSCANY and BRINGING TUSCANY HOME\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e Mayes is also the author of the novel SWAN, six books of poetry, THE DISCOVERY OF POETRY and A YEAR IN THE WORLD. She lives in Cortona, Italy, and the San Francisco Bay Area.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLyrically written and beguiling... What makes it special is the sustained note of joy in it; joy in the beauty of the Tuscan countryside, the sights and sounds of daily life, the physical labour involved in the restoration of this 200-year-old villa and the five acres of land that go with it * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eLike many delightful books, this account of restoring a Tuscan farmhouse and its land is hard to classify. The author is a poet, good at evoking atmosphere and describing place; a cook who collects appetizing winter and summer recipes; an academic who sets her new home in its Roman and Etruscan context.  Above all, Mayes is an enthusiast for starting over. After the dissolution of a long marriage, she celebrates Christmas in Italy with her grown-up daughter and her new partner. 'Is this much happiness allowed?' she asks. You bet * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eFrances Mayes is a wonderful writer. She captures with exceptional poetry and vivacity the extraordinary beauty of Tuscany. She understands Tuscany like a person who was born and has lived here all her life -- Lorenza De'Medici\u003cbr\u003eA wonderfully languid and evocative diary * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eStone by stone, Frances Mayes builds the story of what is not so much a love affair as an all-consuming passion. A glorious book - seductive, sensuous, beautifully crafted... ' * Elisabet Luard *","brand":"Transworld Publishers Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49083731444055,"sku":"9780857503589","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780857503589.jpg?v=1725549848","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/under-the-tuscan-sun-9780857503589","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}