Mayes, Frances
Overview
| Works: | 150 works in 844 publications in 20 languages and 28,156 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Biography Autobiographies Fiction Travel writing Drama Biographies Domestic fiction Detective and mystery fiction Film adaptations Romance films |
| Roles: | Author, Narrator, Bibliographic antecedent, Creator, Editor, Signer |
| Classifications: | DG734.23, 945.5 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works about
Frances Mayes
- Under the Tuscan sun : at home in Italy by Frances Mayes( Book )
- Bella Tuscany : the sweet life in Italy by Frances Mayes( Book )
- A year in the world : journeys of a passionate traveller by Frances Mayes( Book )
- Every day in Tuscany : seasons of an Italian life by Frances Mayes( Book )
- Under magnolia : a southern memoir by Frances Mayes( Book )
- In Tuscany by Frances Mayes( Book )
- See you in the piazza : new places to discover in Italy by Frances Mayes( Book )
- Every day in Tuscany : [seasons of an Italian life] by Frances Mayes( Recording )
- Under the Tuscan sun : at home in Italy by Frances Mayes( Recording )
- A year in the world : [journey of a passionate traveller] by Frances Mayes( Recording )
- Under Magnolia : a southern memoir by Frances Mayes( Recording )
- Bella Tuscany : [the sweet life in Italy] by Frances Mayes( Recording )
- In Tuscany by Frances Mayes( Recording )
- Under the Tuscan sun by Blue Gardenia( Visual )
- See you in the Piazza : new places to discover in Italy by Frances Mayes( )
- Sotto il sole della Toscana by Frances Mayes( Book )
- Under the Tuscan sun : Bella Tuscany by Frances Mayes( Book )
- Under the Tuscan sun : at home in Italy ; Bella Tuscany : the sweet life in Italy by Frances Mayes( Book )
- Tahta shams tuskana = Under the Tuscan sun by Frances Mayes( Book )
- Taḥat shemesh Ṭosḳanah : li-heyot ba-bayit be-Iṭalyah by Frances Mayes( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Frances Mayes
Women in sunlight : a novel by
Frances Mayes(
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17 editions published between 2018 and 2019 in 3 languages and held by 1,728 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Kit Raine, an American writer living in Tuscany, is working on a biography of a friend. Her work is interrupted by the arrival of Julia, Camille, and Susan, all of whom have launched a recent and spontaneous friendship. 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 gusto for life, and a fierce determination to thrive--which will have drastic and unforeseeable results. --
17 editions published between 2018 and 2019 in 3 languages and held by 1,728 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Kit Raine, an American writer living in Tuscany, is working on a biography of a friend. Her work is interrupted by the arrival of Julia, Camille, and Susan, all of whom have launched a recent and spontaneous friendship. 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 gusto for life, and a fierce determination to thrive--which will have drastic and unforeseeable results. --
Swan : a novel by
Frances Mayes(
Book
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46 editions published between 2002 and 2012 in 6 languages and held by 1,710 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When the body of her mother, a suicide nineteen years earlier, is mysteriously exhumed, Ginger Mason returns to her small Georgia hometown and is reunited with her reclusive brother as dark secrets about their family begin to surface
46 editions published between 2002 and 2012 in 6 languages and held by 1,710 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When the body of her mother, a suicide nineteen years earlier, is mysteriously exhumed, Ginger Mason returns to her small Georgia hometown and is reunited with her reclusive brother as dark secrets about their family begin to surface
Bringing Tuscany home : sensuous style from the heart of Italy by
Frances Mayes(
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8 editions published between 2004 and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 921 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Shares the essential elements and principles of the Tuscan lifestyle and furnishes suggestions, ideas, and creative projects designed to bring the spirit of Tuscany into one's own home
8 editions published between 2004 and 2006 in 3 languages and held by 921 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Shares the essential elements and principles of the Tuscan lifestyle and furnishes suggestions, ideas, and creative projects designed to bring the spirit of Tuscany into one's own home
The discovery of poetry : a field guide to reading and writing poems by
Frances Mayes(
Book
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6 editions published between 1992 and 2001 in English and held by 837 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Beginning with basic terminology and techniques, Mayes shows how focusing on one aspect of a poem can help you to better understand, appreciate, and enjoy the reading and writing experience
6 editions published between 1992 and 2001 in English and held by 837 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Beginning with basic terminology and techniques, Mayes shows how focusing on one aspect of a poem can help you to better understand, appreciate, and enjoy the reading and writing experience
The Tuscan sun cookbook : recipes from our Italian kitchen by
Frances Mayes(
Book
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9 editions published in 2012 in 3 languages and held by 741 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In all of Frances Mayes's bestselling memoirs about Tuscany, food plays a starring role. This cuisine transports, comforts, entices, and speaks to the friendly, genuine, and improvisational spirit of Tuscan life. Both cooking and eating in Tuscany are natural pleasures. Now Frances and her husband, Ed, share recipes that they have enjoyed over the years as honorary Tuscans: dishes prepared in a simple, traditional kitchen using robust, honest ingredients
9 editions published in 2012 in 3 languages and held by 741 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In all of Frances Mayes's bestselling memoirs about Tuscany, food plays a starring role. This cuisine transports, comforts, entices, and speaks to the friendly, genuine, and improvisational spirit of Tuscan life. Both cooking and eating in Tuscany are natural pleasures. Now Frances and her husband, Ed, share recipes that they have enjoyed over the years as honorary Tuscans: dishes prepared in a simple, traditional kitchen using robust, honest ingredients
Women in sunlight by
Frances Mayes(
Recording
)
18 editions published in 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 546 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Three American women, new friends, all older single women, have taken a lease on a stone manse in Tuscany. They are escaping, reinventing, and reevaluating the fates expected of them as aging women in America. They are novices in a foreign culture, figuring out the day to day, but what they share is a gusto for life and a sturdy if indefinite determination to thrive. Released from their former lives, encouraging each other, and finding a lot of 'why not' courage, each woman becomes more than she'd dreamed she'd be
18 editions published in 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 546 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Three American women, new friends, all older single women, have taken a lease on a stone manse in Tuscany. They are escaping, reinventing, and reevaluating the fates expected of them as aging women in America. They are novices in a foreign culture, figuring out the day to day, but what they share is a gusto for life and a sturdy if indefinite determination to thrive. Released from their former lives, encouraging each other, and finding a lot of 'why not' courage, each woman becomes more than she'd dreamed she'd be
Under the Tuscan sun : at home in Italy by
Frances Mayes(
Book
)
88 editions published between 1996 and 2016 in 13 languages and held by 233 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mayes, a poet, gourmet cook, and travel writer, tells how she bought and restored an abandoned villa in Tuscany
88 editions published between 1996 and 2016 in 13 languages and held by 233 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mayes, a poet, gourmet cook, and travel writer, tells how she bought and restored an abandoned villa in Tuscany
See you in the Piazza : new places to discover in Italy by
Frances Mayes(
Recording
)
9 editions published in 2019 in English and held by 230 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Roman Forum, the Leaning Tower, the Piazza San Marco: these are the sights synonymous with Italy. But such landmarks only scratch the surface of this magical country's offerings. In See you in the Piazza, Frances Mayes introduces us to the Italy only the locals know, as she and her husband, Ed, eat and drink their way through all twenty regions--from Friuli to Sicily. Along the way, she seeks out the cultural and historic gems not found in traditional guidebooks
9 editions published in 2019 in English and held by 230 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Roman Forum, the Leaning Tower, the Piazza San Marco: these are the sights synonymous with Italy. But such landmarks only scratch the surface of this magical country's offerings. In See you in the Piazza, Frances Mayes introduces us to the Italy only the locals know, as she and her husband, Ed, eat and drink their way through all twenty regions--from Friuli to Sicily. Along the way, she seeks out the cultural and historic gems not found in traditional guidebooks
The best American travel writing 2002(
Book
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6 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 191 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents a wide-ranging anthology of the finest travel writing published over the past year, selected from a wide variety of magazines, newspapers, and websites and encompassing articles and essays on adventures and locales around the world
6 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 191 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents a wide-ranging anthology of the finest travel writing published over the past year, selected from a wide variety of magazines, newspapers, and websites and encompassing articles and essays on adventures and locales around the world
The discovery of poetry by
Frances Mayes(
Book
)
11 editions published between 1987 and 2002 in English and held by 163 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
11 editions published between 1987 and 2002 in English and held by 163 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Under the Tuscan sun : at home in Italy by
Frances Mayes(
Recording
)
11 editions published between 1996 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 152 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Poet and author Frances Mayes shares the life she lived and the many people she interacted with in her memoirs of time spent in Italy
11 editions published between 1996 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 152 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Poet and author Frances Mayes shares the life she lived and the many people she interacted with in her memoirs of time spent in Italy
Every day in Tuscany : seasons of an Italian life by
Frances Mayes(
Book
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12 editions published between 2010 and 2012 in 6 languages and held by 132 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
& Quot;In this sequel to her New York Times bestsellers Under the Tuscan Sun and Bella Tuscany, the celebrated "bard of Tuscany" (New York Times) Frances Mayes lyrically chronicles her continuing, two decades-long love affair with people of Tuscany, art, cuisine, and lifestyle"--Jacket
12 editions published between 2010 and 2012 in 6 languages and held by 132 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
& Quot;In this sequel to her New York Times bestsellers Under the Tuscan Sun and Bella Tuscany, the celebrated "bard of Tuscany" (New York Times) Frances Mayes lyrically chronicles her continuing, two decades-long love affair with people of Tuscany, art, cuisine, and lifestyle"--Jacket
Bella Tuscany : the sweet life in Italy by
Frances Mayes(
Book
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53 editions published between 1999 and 2016 in 13 languages and held by 129 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Frances Mayes forsætter sin beretninger om livet i Italien, hun tager på udflugter til Sardinien, Venedig og rundt om borgbyerne omkring Largo Trasimeno. Mad og vin er også vigtige indslag i hverdagen og vi indvies i forfatterens egne opskrifter
53 editions published between 1999 and 2016 in 13 languages and held by 129 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Frances Mayes forsætter sin beretninger om livet i Italien, hun tager på udflugter til Sardinien, Venedig og rundt om borgbyerne omkring Largo Trasimeno. Mad og vin er også vigtige indslag i hverdagen og vi indvies i forfatterens egne opskrifter
The arts of fire by
Frances Mayes(
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7 editions published between 1982 and 1983 in English and held by 117 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published between 1982 and 1983 in English and held by 117 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
After such pleasures by
Frances Mayes(
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3 editions published in 1979 in English and held by 110 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 1979 in English and held by 110 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Een huis in Toscane by
Frances Mayes(
Book
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11 editions published between 1998 and 2014 in Dutch and held by 101 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Door de aankoop en restauratie van haar huis en tuin te beschrijven brengt de schrijfster de lezer in contact met het Toscaanse levensritme
11 editions published between 1998 and 2014 in Dutch and held by 101 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Door de aankoop en restauratie van haar huis en tuin te beschrijven brengt de schrijfster de lezer in contact met het Toscaanse levensritme
Under the Tuscan sun by Blue Gardenia(
Visual
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13 editions published between 2003 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 95 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
San Francisco writer Frances Mayes is in a funk when a friend offers her ten days in Tuscany. Not wanting to go, Frances eventually summons up the courage. Once in Tuscany she buys a run-down villa and plunges herself into life-changing adventures and romance
13 editions published between 2003 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 95 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
San Francisco writer Frances Mayes is in a funk when a friend offers her ten days in Tuscany. Not wanting to go, Frances eventually summons up the courage. Once in Tuscany she buys a run-down villa and plunges herself into life-changing adventures and romance
Swan : a novel by
Frances Mayes(
Recording
)
2 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 91 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When the body of her mother is mysteriously exhumed, Ginger and her brother grapple with the profound effects of their mother's life and death on their own lives
2 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 91 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When the body of her mother is mysteriously exhumed, Ginger and her brother grapple with the profound effects of their mother's life and death on their own lives
A year in the world : journeys of a passionate traveller by
Frances Mayes(
Book
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16 editions published between 2003 and 2016 in 6 languages and held by 81 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
De Amerikaanse schrijfster vertelt over haar reizen in onder meer Andalusië, Portugal, Italië, Marokko, Groot-Brittannië, Griekenland, Schotland, Marokko en Turkije
16 editions published between 2003 and 2016 in 6 languages and held by 81 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
De Amerikaanse schrijfster vertelt over haar reizen in onder meer Andalusië, Portugal, Italië, Marokko, Groot-Brittannië, Griekenland, Schotland, Marokko en Turkije
January 6, quarter of four by
Frances Mayes(
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2 editions published in 1978 in English and held by 59 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1978 in English and held by 59 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Related Identities
- Mayes, Edward Kleinschmidt 1951-
- Krist, Bob Photographer
- Campbell, Cassandra Narrator
- Farr, Kimberly Narrator
- Wells, Audrey 1960- Scenarist Producer Director Bibliographic antecedent Author of screenplay Film editor Author
- Caruso, Barbara
- Lane, Diane Performer Actor
- Recorded Books, Inc
- Heyeck Press Printer Publisher
- Random House Audio Publishing
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American poetry American poetry--Appreciation Americans Authors Authors, American Brothers and sisters Cooking, Italian Cooking, Italian--Tuscan style Divorced women Dwellings Dwellings--Maintenance and repair English poetry English poetry--Appreciation Europe Exhumation Expatriate authors Female friendship Film adaptations Friendship Georgia Georgia--Fitzgerald Homes House buying House furnishings Housekeeping Intercultural communication Interior decoration Italy Italy--Tuscany Life change events Manners and customs Marbled papers Marbling (Bookbinding) Mayes, Edward Kleinschmidt, Mayes, Frances Mediterranean Region Middle-aged women Mother and child Mothers--Death Older women Poetics Single women Travel Travelers' writings, American Travel--Psychological aspects Travel writers Travel writing United States Voyages and travels Women
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Alternative Names
Frances Mayes Amerikaans romanschrijfster
Frances Mayes insegnante, poetessa e scrittrice statunitense
Frances Mayes US-amerikanische Professorin, Schriftstellerin
Mays, Franses 1940-
Māyz, Frānsīs 1940-
Meja, Frānsisa
Meja, Frānsisa, 1940-
Мэйес, Фрэнсис
Франсис Мейс
מאייס, פרנסס
מאייס, פרנסס. קרייסט, בוב. גינצבורג־הירש, עדי
فرانسيس مايز، 1941-
메이어스, 프랜시스 1940-
フランシス・メイズ
メイズ, フランシス
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