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The author’s writing style and ability to capture the nuances in everyday life had me traveling alongside her with every step she took, feeling the hot breezes and tasting the tomatoes. I love her dishes and serving style. I think I shall have to buy some colorful platters!


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Bella Tuscany The Sweet Life in Italy Frances Mayes 9780767902847 Books Reviews

Love that Frances Mayes...she writes the perfect memoir. This one is more of the "sweet life in Italy", complete with her musings about life and food and gardening. Winter reading at its finest!
Love the visit to Tuscany which recalls wonderful memories of a brief visit there. Makes me long for a chance to experience the charming adventures of Frances and Ed. This story allows the next best thing.
Such a fabulous, leave-your-mundane-world-behind kind of read. Swept me away, AND there are recipes!
I always enjoy the books Frances Mayes writes and really enjoyed this one. I had read that this book tended to have too much detail but for me it described Italy perfectly and I loved her recipes and discription of all the areas and her beautiful Bramasole grounds.
This book was not as engaging as "Under the Tuscan Sun" which was Frances Mayes first book on her experiences in Italy. I found the chapters to be way too long. I don't know why this matters, but it just struck me that way. Maybe some ideas were "over covered"? However, this book had it's own charm.
I did find her discussions of meals and food to be a bit too much at times. I guess too many details that attempt to display her growing knowledge of the local cuisine, that are not useful facts to me as a reader. Also the recipes are limited for use in the average suburban home here, as the ingredients are not that common. However, this was true for Under the Tuscan sun as well. It just did not seem to be emphasized as much.
Her momentary concentration on the "Mafia" in Italy, I was prepared for as I read previous reviews. Her vehemence struck me as been one that one feels when they find a flaw in a cherished item. Her illusions of Italy are ones of an idyllic place and the presence of the Mafia or anything that does not fit that, obviously struck a dissonant chord with her. She may very well be relating the opinions and attitudes of the people around her and not just her own. I find it hard to think that these opinions as a foreigner here were not influenced by the local people she deals with. Some of the comments struck me as ones only a local could perceive.
What I did find a bit rude was her characterizations of some of her visitors. I certainly hope this was shared with them prior to publication. Like Ann Landers says you can't be taken advantage of if you don't allow yourself to be (or something like that).
If you are looking for more on Bramasole, this book may disappoint. This book featured more of her trips beyond Cortona and even into Venice. Some people may find her self-absorption a bit over done at times, as she relates bits of her childhood and life outside of Italy. However, I found it interesting to see how the "other half" lives. I liked her way of relating her current thoughts with past actions. Like collections and family life. It is nice to get into her head. I think we all do that to some extent and when we get a glimpse of what another thinks, it shows first that we are not so weird after all, but just how different or similar another's experiences are.
I guess what makes these books special to me is her way of describing the day to day surroundings as an American would see them. This I feel makes them real for me. She is going in with American expectations and when these are different she relates this. I then feel like I have been there right along with her. I wonder how a local feels when they read some of this?
All in all, it was a decent follow on to Under the Tuscan sun. Not as good, but close. The couple of pictures on the dust cover and the diagrams inside helped flesh out the area she was referring to. The engagement calendar, does an even better job at that.
I have bought the next book she does on her life in Italy (In Tuscany)and am about to start it. I feel she has a lot to offer as a writer. In Bella Tuscany, she experimented a bit more in her writing, with some successes and failures. I hope to see how she reacted to Bella Tuscany's impact with "In Tuscany". Also I'm looking forward to the pictures included in "In Tuscany" to further flesh out this world.
Although I am not finished with it yet, it is more of the same wonderfully lyrical writing that I found in Under the Tuscan Sun. I am thoroughly enjoying this book, and taking my time to read it, like savoring a fine wine. If you liked Tuscan Sun, you will love this one!
Another excellent book by Frances Mayes. Follow up book to Under the Tuscan Sun, more details about Italy and different places that she travels to. She is not afraid to go on mini adventures across Italy and she always talks about the non commercial areas, like the hidden restuarants where all the locals go. Descriptions of the areas and food are always plentiful without going overboard.
The author’s writing style and ability to capture the nuances in everyday life had me traveling alongside her with every step she took, feeling the hot breezes and tasting the tomatoes. I love her dishes and serving style. I think I shall have to buy some colorful platters!