A Year in the World: Journeys of a Passionate Traveller by F Mayes (2007 PB) vg

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Publisher
Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0767910060
ISBN-13
9780767910064
eBay Product ID (ePID)
62999175

Product Key Features

Book Title
Year in the World : Journeys of a Passionate Traveller
Number of Pages
448 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Topic
Personal Memoirs, Essays & Travelogues, Europe / General
Genre
Travel, Biography & Autobiography
Author
Frances Mayes
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
11.8 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in

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Trade
Dewey Edition
22
TitleLeading
A
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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, "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 humanthose 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", "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
Dewey Decimal
914.04/561/092 B
Synopsis
A CLASSIC FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF UNDER MAGNOLIA A Year in the World is vintage Frances Mayes--a celebration of the allure of travel, of serendipitous pleasures found in unlikely locales, of memory woven into the present, and of a joyous sense of quest. With her beloved Tuscany as a home base, Mayes travels to Spain, Portugal, France, the British Isles, and to the Mediterranean world of Turkey, Greece, the South of Italy, and North Africa. Weaving together personal perceptions and informed commentary on art, architecture, history, landscape, and social and culinary traditions, Mayes brings the immediacy of life in her temporary homes to readers. An illuminating and passionate book that will be savored by all who loved Under the Tuscan Sun , A Year in the World is travel writing at its peak., The author who unforgettably captured the experience of starting a new life in Tuscany in bestselling travel memoirs expands her horizons to immerse herself--and her readers--in the sights, aromas, and treasures of twelve new special places. "A Year in the World" is vintage Frances Mayes--a celebration of the allure of travel, of serendipitous pleasures found in unlikely locales, of memory woven into the present, and of a joyous sense of quest. An ideal travel companion, Frances Mayes brings to the page the curiosity of an intrepid explorer, remarkable insights into the wonder of the everyday, and a compelling narrative style that entertains as it informs. With her beloved Tuscany as a home base, Mayes travels to Spain, Portugal, France, the British Isles, and to the Mediterranean world of Turkey, Greece, the South of Italy, and North Africa. In Andalucia, she relishes the intersection of cultures. She cooks in Portugal, gathers ideas in the gardens of England and Scotland, takes a literary pilgrimage to Burgundy, discovers an ideal place to live in Mantova, and explores the essential Moroccan city of Fez. She rents houses among ordinary residents, shops at neighborhood markets, wanders the back streets, and everywhere contemplates the concept of home. While in Greece, she follows the classic Homeric voyage across the Aegean, lives in a bougainvillea-draped stone house in Crete, and then drives deep into the Mani. In Turkey with friends, she sails the ancient coast, hiking to archaeological sites and snorkeling over sunken Byzantine towns. Weaving together personal perceptions and informed commentary on art, architecture, history, landscape, and social and culinary traditionsof each area, Mayes brings the immediacy of life in her temporary homes to the reader. An illuminating and passionate book that will be savored by all who loved "Under the Tuscan Sun, A Year in the World" is travel writing at its peak., The author, who unforgettably captured the experience of starting a new life in Tuscany in her bestselling travel memoirs, expands her horizons to immerse herself--and her readers--in the sights, aromas, and treasures of 12 new special places.

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