A Year in the World by Frances Mayes

A Year in the World by Frances Mayes

The author who unforgettably captured the experience of starting a new life in Tuscany returns to immerse herself - and her readers - in the sights, aromas and treasures of twelve new special places. A YEAR IN THE WORLD is vintage Frances Mayes - a celebration of the allure of travel, of serendipitous pleasures found in unlikely places, of memory woven into the present, and of a joyous sense of quest. An ideal travel companion, Frances Mayes brings to the page the curiosity of an intrepid explorer, remarkable insights into the wonder of the everyday, and a compelling narrative style that entertains as it informs. With her beloved Tuscany as a home base, Mayes travels to Spain and Portugal, France, the British Isles, and the Mediterranean world of Turkey, Greece, the south of Italy, and North Africa. In Andalucia, she relishes the intersection of cultures. She cooks in Portugal, gathers ideas in the gardens of England and Scotland, takes a literary pilgrimage to Burgundy and explores the Moroccan city of Fez. Weaving together personal perceptions and informed commentary on art, architecture, history, landscape, and the social and culinary traditions of each area, Mayes brings the immediacy of life in her temporary homes to the reader. An illuminating and passionate book that will be savoured by all who loved UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN, A YEAR IN THE WORLD is travel writing at its absolute best.

"Evocative and insightful, it's bound to make you dust off your suitcase" WOMAN & HOME "A YEAR IN THE WORLD is that rare breed: a travelogue that really makes you feel that you, too, have visited these places with the writerPrepare to indulge your senses, discover new worlds and culture - and start packing" BOOKS QUARTERLY

Frances Mayes is the author of four books about Tuscany. Under the Tuscan Sun was a number one international bestseller, and became a film starring Diane Lane. It was followed by Bella Tuscany and two illustrated books, In Tuscany and Bringing Tuscany Home. Mayes is also the author of the novel Swan, six books of poetry, and The Discovery of Poetry. She lives in Cortona, Italy, and in North Carolina.

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ISBN 13	9780553814439
ISBN 10	0553814435
Titel	A Year in the World
Autor	Frances Mayes
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Transworld Publishers Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr	2007-04-02
Seitenanzahl	464
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