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Under the Tuscan Sun
- Narrated by: Frances Mayes
- Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
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Under the Tuscan Sun
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Publisher's Summary
Number-one New York Times best seller
The beloved memoir of self-discovery set against the spectacular Tuscan countryside that inspired the major motion picture starring Diane Lane - now in a 20th-anniversary edition featuring a new afterword
“This beautifully written memoir about taking chances, living in Italy, loving a house and, always, the pleasures of food, would make a perfect gift for a loved one. But it’s so delicious, read it first yourself.” (USA Today)
For more Frances Mayes, including a tour of her now iconic Cortona home, Bramasole, watch PBS’ Dream of Italy: Tuscan Sun Special!
More than 20 years ago, Frances Mayes - widely published poet, gourmet cook, and travel writer - introduced readers to a wondrous new world when she bought and restored an abandoned Tuscan villa called Bramasole. Under the Tuscan Sun inspired generations to embark on their own journeys - whether that be flying to a foreign country in search of themselves, savoring one of the book’s dozens of delicious seasonal recipes, or simply being transported by Mayes’ signature evocative, sensory language. Now with a new afterword from Frances Mayes, the 20th-anniversary edition of Under the Tuscan Sun revisits the book’s most popular characters.
Critic Reviews
"An intense celebration of what [Mayes] calls 'the voluptuousness of Italian life'...appealing and very vivid." (The New York Times Book Review)
"Irresistible...a sensuous book for a sensuous countryside." (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
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- Michele Aikin
- 25-07-2022
Not the same story as the film
This is not the same story as the film . Not sure if the film was adapted , but nothing like it . Disappointing .
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- Anonymous User
- 22-12-2022
NOT A NARRATOR
Frances' story is really lovely, but she is most definitely NOT a narrator. Using a professional would have made the listening experience so much better.
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- Janine
- 25-06-2019
Bad Narration
Frances Mayes can definitely write beautifully, but please, don’t let her narrate her own stories. I was unable to appreciate her wonderful description of Tuscany when all I could hear was her monotone very American accent. After 4 chapters I couldn’t bear it anymore. Definitely a book to be read, not listened too, unless of course you change the narrator.
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- Anonymous User
- 18-09-2023
Should have read review first
I Agree with reviews struggling to listen to the drawling boring voice of the narrator
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- Michelle
- 12-04-2016
terrible voice impossible to listen to. disapointd
Would you try another book written by Frances Mayes or narrated by Frances Mayes?
If it was read by someone else or not like a robot... Maybe
Has Under the Tuscan Sun put you off other books in this genre?
No
How did the narrator detract from the book?
It was terrible. Robotic and not even decipherable or coherent at times
What character would you cut from Under the Tuscan Sun?
The narrator
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- Anonymous User
- 03-02-2023
Horrid narration
Just a droll… made me depressed.
Loved the movie and hoped the book would be a new revisit.
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- Dirk
- 21-03-2014
Tried to listen again
I just can't get into this book as the narrators voice is way to hard to listen too. This is the second time I thought I'd give it a go and still can't listen. I have been told to book was amazing but as I have no time to read I listen to books through this medium and I am so disappointed that I won't get a chance to listen to this book.
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