Ebook {Epub PDF} A Year in the World: Journeys of a Passionate Traveller by Frances Mayes

A Year in the World is vintage Frances Mayes—a celebration of the allure of travel, of serendipitous pleasures found in unlikely locales, of memory woven into the present, and of a joyous sense of 3/5(28).  · A Year in the World: Journeys of a Passionate Traveller by Frances Mayes. Publication Date: Ma; Genres: Essays, Nonfiction, Travel; Paperback: pages; Publisher: Broadway; ISBN ; ISBN  · A CLASSIC FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF UNDER MAGNOLIA. A Year in the World is vintage Frances Mayes—a celebration of the allure of travel, of serendipitous pleasures found in unlikely locales, of memory woven into the present, and of a /5.

In this travel journal, Mayes seems to forget the most important rule when writing a book: have a good story to tell. A Year In The World reads more like a simple diary, embellished in poetic words. Beautiful, yet utterly boring. A Year in the World: Journeys of a Passionate Traveller. Frances Mayes and her husband Ed give up the security of their tenured university positions and the comfort of routine, and slip into their new roles of modern-day explorers and travel writers. They hope to find a comforting sense of home in a new place or places, if that is possible. An illuminating and passionate book that will be savored by all who loved Under the Tuscan Sun, A Year in the World is travel writing at its peak. A Year in the World Journeys of A Passionate Traveller Mayes Frances Publisher: Crown (Ma) Publication date: Ma Language: English. File Name: zip.

A CLASSIC FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF UNDER MAGNOLIA. A Year in the World is vintage Frances Mayes—a celebration of the allure of travel, of serendipitous pleasures found in unlikely locales, of memory woven into the present, and of a joyous sense of quest. With her beloved Tuscany as a home base, Mayes travels to Spain, Portugal, France, the British Isles, and to the Mediterranean world of Turkey, Greece, the South of Italy, and North Africa. A Year in the World is vintage Frances Mayes—a celebration of the allure of travel, of serendipitous pleasures found in unlikely locales, of memory woven into the present, and of a joyous sense of quest. With her beloved Tuscany as a home base, Mayes travels to Spain, Portugal, France, the British Isles, and to the Mediterranean world of Turkey, Greece, the South of Italy, and North Africa. A Year in the World is vintage Frances Mayes—a celebration of the allure of travel, of serendipitous pleasures found in unlikely locales, of memory woven into the present, and of a joyous sense of.