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raemelle 's review for:
Under the Tuscan Sun: 20th-Anniversary Edition
by Frances Mayes
This is a lovely, warm memoir full of stories about the life of Frances Mayes and her husband as they restore a villa in Tuscany. Don't expect a romantic comedy, like you get in the movie. This simply paints a picture of Mayes' time in her summer home. The writing is lyrical and colorful. There were times when I felt myself tearing up at the descriptions of beautiful land and weather; peace and consciousness brought about by this world. Sometimes the poetic writing got a bit too lengthy for me, and I'd find myself zoning out and having to reread lines. But so much of it brought up a sense of longing for the hot summer days and warm evenings in the garden. This is a lovely book.