Title: Bella Tuscany
Product review: Frances Mayes and her husband Ed bought an old, long abandoned villa in Tuscany and during leaves of absence from their respective universties in San Francisco, began the long, long process of renovating it and the surrounding terraces of grape vines and olive trees. This lady writes in such a lyrical fashion (without being artsy, fartsy)that she conjures up, for me, not only the pictures of the house and land, but the colours and smell of the jasmin and roses, the luscious aromas of cooking the local dishes and the wonderful tastes of the local wines. A word of warning, don't read this book in bed at night or the urge to rush down to the kitchen for a snack at midnight will be almost irresistable! Even if I never visit Tuscany, she has made me feel that, in reading her book, I've stepped into a brilliant, colourful 3D picture, where all of these things have happened in virtual reality. For all who hanker for a holiday in Italy, this is the book for you!
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