{"product_id":"bella-tuscany-the-sweet-life-in-italy-9780767902847","title":"Bella Tuscany: The Sweet Life in Italy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrances Mayes, whose enchanting #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eUnder the Tuscan Sun \u003c\/i\u003emade the world fall in love with Tuscany, invites readers back for a delightful new season of friendship, festivity, and food, there and throughout Italy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHaving spent her summers in Tuscany for the past several years, Frances Mayes relished the opportunity to experience the pleasures of primavera, an Italian spring. A sabbatical from teaching in San Francisco allowed her to return to Cortona--and her beloved house, Bramasole--just as the first green appeared on the rocky hillsides. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBella Tuscany, \u003c\/i\u003ea companion volume to \u003ci\u003eUnder the Tuscan Sun, \u003c\/i\u003e is her passionate and lyrical account of her continuing love affair with Italy. Now truly at home there, Mayes writes of her deepening connection to the land, her flourishing friendships with local people, the joys of art, food, and wine, and the rewards and occasional heartbreaks of her villa's ongoing restoration. It is also a memoir of a season of change, and of renewed possibility. As spring becomes summer she revives Bramasole's lush gardens, meets the challenges of learning a new language, tours regions from Sicily to the Veneto, and faces transitions in her family life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilled with recipes from her Tuscan kitchen and written in the sensuous and evocative prose that has become her hallmark, \u003ci\u003eBella Tuscany\u003c\/i\u003e is a celebration of the sweet life in Italy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780767902847\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.38w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/28\/2000 pg. 99\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2004 pg. 92\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Frances Mayes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43251371344053,"sku":"9780767902847","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_cda64000-7116-423c-b954-f55a31af42da.jpg?v=1699371552","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/bella-tuscany-the-sweet-life-in-italy-9780767902847","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}