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 the turning points that defined her early years in Fitzgerald, Georgia. With her signature style and grace, Mayes explores the power of landscape, the idea of home, and the lasting force of a chaotic and loving family.
From her years as a spirited, secretive child, through her university studies—a period of exquisite freedom that imbued her with a profound appreciation of friendship and a love of travel—to her escape…
$29.99
March 31, 2015
Frances Mayes is the author of the classic Under the Tuscan Sun, which was a New York Times bestseller for more than two and a half years and became a movie starring Diane Lane. Her other international bestsellers include Bella Tuscany, Every Day in Tuscany, A Year in the World, and three illustrated books: In Tuscany, Bringing Tuscany Home, and The Tuscan Sun Cookbook. Mayes is also the author of two novels, Swan and Women in Sunlight, six books of poetry, and The Discovery of Poetry. Her most recent books are See You in the Piazza and Always Italy. Frances Mayes’s writing has been translated into more than fifty languages.
A Great Marriage
Frances Mayes
A Place in the World
Frances Mayes
See You in the Piazza
Frances Mayes
Women in Sunlight
Frances Mayes
Under Magnolia
Frances Mayes
The Tuscan Sun Cookbook
Frances Mayes and Edward Mayes
Every Day in Tuscany
Frances Mayes, Author of Under the Tuscan Sun and Bella Tuscany
A Year in the World
Frances Mayes
Bringing Tuscany Home
Frances Mayes with Edward Mayes
Swan
Frances Mayes
In Tuscany
Frances Mayes with Edward Mayes Photographs by Bob Krist
Bella Tuscany
Frances Mayes