Under the Tuscan Sun

by Frances Mayes | Biographies & Memoirs | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0767900383 Global Overview for this book
Registered by Antof9 of Lakewood, Colorado USA on 1/10/2005
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Journal Entry 1 by Antof9 from Lakewood, Colorado USA on Monday, January 10, 2005
I saw the movie, and didn't realize it was based on a book!

Journal Entry 2 by Antof9 from Lakewood, Colorado USA on Thursday, November 24, 2005
So first of all, this is not a novel. It's a woman's journal of the purchase and clean up of an old house in Tuscany. It includes recipes, gardening directions, weather reports, menus, etc. And if that's what you were expecting, it's actually very good. However, I unfortunately saw the movie when it came out, in complete ignorance that it was a book first.

And. . . I'm still confused about how *this* book got made into *that* movie. I'd already read Extra Virgin, and felt that this book was a weak imitation.

Had I not known the movie or the other book, I think I'd have liked this better. And I'd strongly recommend it to anyone travelling there (or moving there). Her descriptions of food were amazing! I especially liked the way she described menus, and how they ate what was in season and accessible. It made me crave cheese and fruit!

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