Travelers' Tales Tuscany: True Stories - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1885211686 ISBN 13: 9781885211682

Publisher: Travelers' Tales, 2001

Synopsis

These essays by renowned travel writers explore the many lures of Tuscany its rolling hills, sunny climate, friendly people, and superb food and wine. This extraordinary region comes alive in tales of harvesting grapes, hunting for truffles, hiking ancient Etruscan paths, and glorying in the region’s bountiful art, music, history, and above all, romance. Some of the writers have made Tuscany their home, others came to vacation or study. But the spell of the region pervades all of these accounts. Authors include Frances Mayes, Matthew Spender, Jan Morris, Ferenc Mate, and Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, among others.

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From Library Journal:

Those armchair travelers who did not run off to Tuscany after reading Frances Mayes's Under the Tuscan Sun will surely start packing after reading this latest installment in the "Travelers' Tales" series. Who can resist David Yeadon's piece on the red-walled city of Lucca, Barbara Grizzuti Harrison's description of the tall tower town of San Gimignano, Jan Morris dreaming of Florence while in Wales, or Francine Russo tracing the steps of Napoleon on Elba? But there is more: Saul Bellow tours Tuscany in the winter (a bit cold, but there are fewer tourists), William Zinsser revisits Siena decades after his first visit as a soldier during World War II, Lucy McCauley finds a statue of Perseus suspended midair in Florence, and Mayes enchants again with a description of her estate in Cortona. Twenty-nine other writers contribute essays to this engaging book on an even more engaging region. Editors O'Reilly and Weaver are both avid travelers with backgrounds in travel publishing: O'Reilly is president and copublisher of Travelers' Tales and Weaver (Pilgrimage: Adventures of the Spirit) is a former travel editor of a regional newsletter. Recommended for all public and larger academic libraries. Lee Arnold, Historical Soc. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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Review:

"Travelers' Tales is a valuable addition to any pre-departure reading list."

About this edition

• Publisher: Travelers' Tales
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1885211686
• ISBN 13: 9781885211682
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: O'Reilly James, Weaver Tara Austen