Title: Another view from a Yuppi/semi-expat. turned anthropologist.
Product review: I found the book extremely patronizing and gushy. I love Peter Mayle's account of Provence. He's funny and never forgets he's a Brit in France with his own quirky views. Mayes might as well refer to the "Natives" when she speaks of the Italians...does she ever really connect to anyone beyond the expats in the region? Let's face it, Tuscany has become the Florida of Europe, full of upper middle class expatriates who've bought up just about everything there is to buy and experience life as a semi- to permanent vacation. The book reads like Martha Stewart's guide to Italian Home renovation.
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