Under the Tuscan Sun (book)

Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy
Hardcover edition
AuthorFrances Mayes
LanguageEnglish
Set inTuscany
PublishedSeptember 1, 1996
PublisherChronicle Books
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint, e-book, audiobook
Pages299
AwardsThe New York Times Notable Book of 1997
ISBN978-0-7679-0038-6
OCLC1101642227
The countryside of Tuscany, Italy, where the novel takes place.

Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy is a 1996 memoir by American author Frances Mayes. It was adapted by director Audrey Wells for the 2003 film Under the Tuscan Sun.[1] The book, published by Random House, was a New York Times bestseller for more than two and a half years, and was a New York Times Notable Book of 1997. It includes several chapters of recipes, and describes how she bought and restored an abandoned villa in the Tuscan countryside.[2] As of 2016, Under the Tuscan Sun was translated into 54 languages.[3]

  1. ^ Frances Mayes (1996) Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy, Random House ISBN 978-0-7679-0038-6
  2. ^ "Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  3. ^ Stransky, Oonagh (10 January 2016). "A chat with Frances Mayes, Under the Tuscan Sun". The Florentine. Retrieved 15 June 2020.