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Returning back to travel (it is History Thursday! LOL), we're now off to that other bucket list destination- Italy!
By the bestselling author of Under the Tuscan Sun, and written with Frances Mayes’s trademark warmth, heart, and delicious descriptions, Women in Sunlight is the story of four American in Italy and the changes in their lives over the course of an exceptional year.
Synopsis:
She watches from her terrazza as the three American women carry their luggage into the stone villa down the hill. Who are they, and what brings them to this Tuscan village so far from home? An expat herself and with her own unfinished story, she can’t help but question: will they find what they came for?
Kit Raine, an American writer living in Tuscany, is working on a biography of her close friend, a complex woman who continues to cast a shadow on Kit’s own life. Her work is waylaid by the arrival of three women—Julia, Camille, and Susan—all of whom have launched a recent and spontaneous friendship that will uproot them completely and redirect their lives. Susan, the most adventurous of the three, has enticed them to subvert expectations of staid retirement by taking a lease on a big, beautiful house in Tuscany. Though novices in a foreign culture, their renewed sense of adventure imbues each of them with a bright sense of bravery, a gusto for life, and a fierce determination to thrive. But how? With Kit’s friendship and guidance, the three friends launch themselves into Italian life, pursuing passions long-forgotten—and with drastic and unforeseeable results.
Kit Raine, an American writer living in Tuscany, is working on a biography of her close friend, a complex woman who continues to cast a shadow on Kit’s own life. Her work is waylaid by the arrival of three women—Julia, Camille, and Susan—all of whom have launched a recent and spontaneous friendship that will uproot them completely and redirect their lives. Susan, the most adventurous of the three, has enticed them to subvert expectations of staid retirement by taking a lease on a big, beautiful house in Tuscany. Though novices in a foreign culture, their renewed sense of adventure imbues each of them with a bright sense of bravery, a gusto for life, and a fierce determination to thrive. But how? With Kit’s friendship and guidance, the three friends launch themselves into Italian life, pursuing passions long-forgotten—and with drastic and unforeseeable results.
Review:
I have LOVED all of Francis' books, so no surprise I LOVED this one! This one was unique, as her main character, Kit, that we know and love, was actually a bit player in this book at first, taking a back story to the drama of the 4 OLDER women, arrived from America, to fulfill a trip on THEIR bucket lists! It was SO refreshing to read about older women who not only were making choices to totally CHANGE their lives, but to pick up dreams from when they were young and to RUN with them, and to find romance along the way! Pretty much a wish for all of us!
In fact, if this book doesn't have you planning a trip with your besties,I'd be shocked! From the lure of the Tuscan village, to the sun on the stone walls, to the food descriptions, once again Frances will leave you siging in pleasre. This isn't a book to speed through, but to luxurate with in the Spring sun, and wish Calgon, and your glass of wine, to take you far far away! LOL. Make sure this one IS on your Spring reading list too!
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. It was followed by Bella Tuscany and two illustrated books, In Tuscany and Bringing Tuscany Home. She 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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