ðə fˈɜːst, ðə hˈɪlz ʌv tˈʌskəni, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn wʌz ɐn ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl bɛstsˈɛlɚ tɹænslˈeɪɾᵻd ˌɪntʊ fˈɪftiːn lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz.
The first, The Hills of Tuscany, (1999) was an international bestseller translated into 15 languages.