A Year in the World: Journeys of a Passionate Traveller (Random House Large Print) - Hardcover

Mayes, Frances

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9780739325926: A Year in the World: Journeys of a Passionate Traveller (Random House Large Print)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0739325922 ISBN 13: 9780739325926

Publisher: Random House Large Print, 2006

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Celebrating the wonders, benefits, and experiences of travel, the best-selling author of Under the Tuscan Sun shares a collection of narrative essays in which she details her travels to Spain, Portugal, France, Britain, Turkey, Greece, southern Italy, and North Africa, interweaving personal insights with commentary on art, history, landscape, culture, and tradition. (Travel)

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" Those who want to find parts of themselves they didn't know existed, take risks, have an adventure . . . and discover another culture altogether, with its different rhythms, tastes, smells, and ways of being human-- those readers will find in Mayes a kindly, eager, tough-spirited guide."
-- "Houston Chronicle"
" Mayes is a master at capturing a solid sense of place through her lush, poetic narratives."
-- "Orlando Sentinel"
" It's easy to understand why Mayes has become a kind of cult figure for seekers of The Good Life. She not only inspires us to seize the moment, sip the wine, and smell the roses, she also makes us feel it is quite possible to transform our lives, just as she did."
-- "Lexington Herald-Leader
"" Mayes displays a gift for conveying everyday life through her writing . . . and presents a simpler, less frantic version of how to live one's life."
-- "USA Today
"" Frances Mayes is, before all else, a wonderful writer." -- "Chicago Tribune"

Those who want to find parts of themselves they didn t know existed, take risks, have an adventure . . . and discover another culture altogether, with its different rhythms, tastes, smells, and ways of being human those readers will find in Mayes a kindly, eager, tough-spirited guide.
Houston Chronicle

Mayes is a master at capturing a solid sense of place through her lush, poetic narratives.
Orlando Sentinel

It s easy to understand why Mayes has become a kind of cult figure for seekers of The Good Life. She not only inspires us to seize the moment, sip the wine, and smell the roses, she also makes us feel it is quite possible to transform our lives, just as she did.
Lexington Herald-Leader
Mayes displays a gift for conveying everyday life through her writing . . . and presents a simpler, less frantic version of how to live one s life.
USA Today
Frances Mayes is, before all else, a wonderful writer. Chicago Tribune
Armchair travel is rarely this astute and fun.
Scripps-Howard News Service
Nobody is better than Frances Mayes at giving the sharp sensory details that take you immediately into a place: colors, sounds, smells, tastes Her writing captures the whole experience This is travel writing of high quality, focused on beauty.
Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Befitting her gifts as a poet, Mayes's prose shines with evocative imagery, bringing life to every subject she encounters across her peripatetic year."
-Booklist"

"Those who want to find parts of themselves they didn't know existed, take risks, have an adventure . . . and discover another culture altogether, with its different rhythms, tastes, smells, and ways of being human--those readers will find in Mayes a kindly, eager, tough-spirited guide."
--Houston Chronicle

"Mayes is a master at capturing a solid sense of place through her lush, poetic narratives."
--Orlando Sentinel

"It's easy to understand why Mayes has become a kind of cult figure for seekers of The Good Life. She not only inspires us to seize the moment, sip the wine, and smell the roses, she also makes us feel it is quite possible to transform our lives, just as she did."
--Lexington Herald-Leader
"Mayes displays a gift for conveying everyday life through her writing . . . and presents a simpler, less frantic version of how to live one's life."
--USA Today
"Frances Mayes is, before all else, a wonderful writer." --Chicago Tribune
"Armchair travel is rarely this astute and fun."
--Scripps-Howard News Service
"Nobody is better than Frances Mayes at giving the sharp sensory details that take you immediately into a place: colors, sounds, smells, tastes...Her writing captures the whole experience...This is travel writing of high quality, focused on beauty."
--Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Befitting her gifts as a poet, Mayes's prose shines with evocative imagery, bringing life to every subject she encounters across her peripatetic year."
-Booklist

About the Author:

FRANCES MAYES is the author of four books about Tuscany. The now-classic Under the Tuscan Sun, which was a New York Times bestseller for more than two and a half years, and became a Touchstone movie starring Diane Lane, was followed by Bella Tuscany and two illustrated books, In Tuscany and Bringing Tuscany Home. Mayes is also the author of the novel Swan, six books of poetry, and The Discovery of Poetry. Her books have been translated into more than twenty languages.

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