Publisher : Random House Audio
Publication Date : 2010 03 09
>> Salivate
One of the reasons for reading memoirs is to acquire a taste for the life of another person and reflect on the similarities and differences to our own life From her first memoir Under the Tuscan Sun Frances Mayes gave readers a glimpse of restoring an old house in Italy Twenty years later the house Bramasole still needs work and in her new memoir Every Day in Tuscany Mayes lets readers join her life at home and in travels around Italy I found my mouth watering at the descriptions of food and meals and I read with enthusiasm the recipes she includes on these pages The book shines with finely written description of a lifestyle the people the meals the places and the flow of the seasons of the year I could almost smell and taste as I turned these pages Any reader who enjoys relaxed meandering will find pleasure reading this memoir
Rating Three star Recommended
>> Every Day in Tuscany
Haven t read this book yet but the cover is exciting I have read all of Ms Mayes s books and can t wait to get into this one Based on her books we visited Cortona and have been back several times I m sure this book won t disappoint
>> Life of Entitlement
I loved Under the Tuscan Sun I can still remember the delight I felt how connected I felt reading the beautiful descriptions that transported me to Italy Unfortunately Frances Mayes s latest book does not have the same heart
As other reviewers have noted this book is one description after another of Mayes s frankly charmed life living in Italy with all the money and free time to spare to travel around the country meet rich people and eat delicious meals served by others to her and her family In one chapter for example we read about how she goes to her second Italian home close to her original home complete with pool outdoor pizza kitchen where yet another servant/friend comes to help make the pizzas while Mayes can host a party
The writing in Every Day in Tuscany is often quite beautiful and I loved when Mayes writes about observing the natural world but I simply couldn t relate to the obvious wealth that surrounds Mayes now She is living a fairytale life in Italy There is nothing in this book to ground it in ordinary life no worries about bills no worries about making a living no hands on anything being done by Mayes or anyone else in her family and it ultimately felt empty I didn t even finish the book and I felt sad about that I wish Mayes had more humility about her life and that the humility was more apparent in her writing
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