A recipe-complemented work continues the author's tribute to the region of Tuscany and its people, tracing the course of a year during which she renovated a thirteenth-century house in the mountains above Cortona.
Frances Mayes's third memoir to celebrate her decades-long love affair with Tuscany (after her bestselling UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN and BELLA TUSCANY) has a breezy and scattered structure that wanders wherever the author's attention and life takes her. Topics include her renovation of a 13th-century country cottage where wild boars stampede through the surrounding woods, the art of Renaissance painter Luca Signorelli, and the mouth-watering cuisine that acts as the focus for every Italian day. As always, Mayes's lyrical prose and knack for sensuous detail anchors the book, and most chapters end with recipes that allow readers to enjoy a taste of her beloved corner of the world.
- Genre: Travel
- Subgenre: Europe / Italy
- Publisher: Broadway Books
- Pages: 306
- Language: English
- Format: hardcover
- Release Date: March 9, 2010
- Date Published: March 9, 2010
- Author: Frances Mayes