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Women in sunlight : a novel / Frances Mayes.
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- ISBN: 9780451497666 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 432 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First Edition.
- Publisher: New York : Crown, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
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| Subject: | Americans > Italy > Tuscany > Fiction. Friendship > Fiction. Middle-aged women > Fiction. Single women > Fiction. Tuscany (Italy) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Domestic fiction. Psychological fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Mayes | 31681010093573 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Four American expats and strangers become unexpected friends during a magical year in Tuscany marked by a writer's complicated relationship with the subject of her biography, long-postponed dreams and shifting senses of adventure and bravery. By the best-selling author ofUnder the Tuscan Sun . - Baker & Taylor
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 thethree, 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. -- - Baker & Taylor
Four American women become unexpected friends during a magical year in Tuscany marked by a writer's complicated relationship with the subject of her biography, long-postponed dreams, and shifting senses of adventure and bravery. - Random House, Inc.
The story of four American strangers who bond in Italy and change their lives over the course of an exceptional year, from the bestselling author of Under the Tuscan Sun.
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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 canât 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 Kitâs own life. Her work is waylaid by the arrival of three womenâJulia, Camille, and Susanâall 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 Kitâs friendship and guidance, the three friends launch themselves into Italian life, pursuing passions long-forgottenâand with drastic and unforeseeable results.
