Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy by Frances Mayes

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Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy, a memoir by Frances Mayes: "Frances Mayes's beautifully written account of her love affair with a house she and her husband renovated in Tuscany, and with a place that retains ancient standards for all things sensual, contains an essay that appeared in my personal essay issue, Fall 1994." (Chronicle)