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List Price: $15.00Price: $0.74 You Save: $14.26 (95%)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 945.5
Fabric Type: 9780767916066
Legal Disclaimer: 0767916069
Maximum Color Depth: Broadway
Metal Type: Broadway
Publisher: 1
Region Code: 336
Total External Bays Free: August 26, 2003
Total Firewire Ports: Broadway
Total Parallel Ports: August 26, 2003
Broadway
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Amazon.com Review:
In this memoir of her buying, renovating, and living in an abandoned villa in Tuscany, Frances Mayes reveals the sensual pleasure she found living in rural Italy, and the generous spirit she brought with her. She revels in the sunlight and the color, the long view of her valley, the warm homey architecture, the languor of the slow paced days, the vigor of working her garden, and the intimacy of her dealings with the locals. Cooking, gardening, tiling and painting are never chores, but skills to be learned, arts to be practiced, and above all to be enjoyed. At the same time Mayes brings a literary and intellectual mind to bear on the experience, adding depth to this account of her enticing rural idyll.
Product Description:
Now in paperback, the #1 San Francisco Chronicle bestseller that is an enchanting and lyrical look at the life, the traditions, and the cuisine of Tuscany, in the spirit of Peter Mayle's A Year in Provence.
Frances Mayes entered a wondrous new world when she began restoring an abandoned villa in the spectacular Tuscan countryside. There were unexpected treasures at every turn: faded frescos beneath the whitewash in her dining room, a vineyard under wildly overgrown brambles in the garden, and, in the nearby hill towns, vibrant markets and delightful people. In Under the Tuscan Sun, she brings the lyrical voice of a poet, the eye of a seasoned traveler, and the discerning palate of a cook and food writer to invite readers to explore the pleasures of Italian life and to feast at her table.
Average Rating: 
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this has got to be among the most boring books I have ever read. I had heard such great things, that I suggested we read it for our book club. 50 more pages and I seriously do not think I can finish it... YAWN
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If you are purchasing this book because you enjoyed the movie, Watch out!
It is a completly different creature from the film. However the language and feel of the movie still exists in the book, and the book is (as often the case) far superior. It is simply wonderful. Reading the book makes you want to be there.
Also there are receipes in this book, and they are excellent!
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The subtitle "At Home In Italy" is a teeny bit misleading, as this "yuppie lifestyle" memoir is about a woman renovating a dilapidated Italian villa for use as a summer home. She uses mostly labor from other parts of the European Union and rifts off on the usual to-die-for meals in this kind of escape nonfiction.
The author has a lyrical style that elevates trivia into philosophy. I fall in and out of love with the way she expresses herself. She's at her best detailing the trials ... Read More
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I was gifted this book several years ago by a colleague, but was given
the issue with the picture of the Tuscan countryside on the front cover
rather than the one with Diane Lane. In any event, I decided to read it
this summer, and am nearly through reading it now. A fair warning: if you
are expecting to read "Under the Tuscan Sun" the movie version, you'll
be very disappointed. The movie is actually a favorite of mine, and I
saw it long before reading the ... Read More
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Although the book received was not exactly what I ordered, the vendor was quick to respond and correct the discrepancy. I am totally satisfied with the way things were resolved.
I will, in all likelihood, purchase from this vendor again and again.
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