Under magnolia a southern memoir

A lyrical and evocative memoir from Frances Mayes, the Bard of Tuscany, about coming of age in the Deep South and the region's powerful influence on her life. The author of three beloved books about her life in Italy, including Under the Tuscan Sun and Every Day in Tuscany, Frances Mayes revisits th...

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Main Author: Mayes, Frances
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Language:English
Published: 2014.
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