A poet restores an abandoned Tuscan villa, savoring food, landscape, and the daily pleasures of Italian country life.
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A poet restores an abandoned Tuscan villa, savoring food, landscape, and the daily pleasures of Italian country life.
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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, a...
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Sexual content
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Partnership with Ed; sensual food and place prose; no explicit sex
Violence & gore
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Brief depictions of death in memoir context
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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Recurring wine and mealtime drinking central to Tuscan life
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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Passing churches, frescoes, and Catholic cultural heritage
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or fantasy elements present
Occult / demonology
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No occult content present
Political content
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Light cultural observations on Italian place and life
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Divorce aftermath and personal hardship referenced
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