Although you do spell out the challenges in the book, what advice would you give the “discouraged expat,” the expat who is not seeing the rosy side of their new experience? Her latest works include A Place in the World and Always Italy, co-written with Ondine Cohane.įrances Mayes has graciously taken the time to speak to Easy Milano to discuss life in Italy, lessons learned and what she’s working on next.įeatured here, Amie Louie, Founder of Easy Milano with Frances Mayes at Bramasole, her Tuscan farmhouse in Cortona.įor many, Under the Tuscan Sun has been a road map to living abroad. Her New York Times bestselling memoir Under the Tuscan Sun, which was also made into a featured film starring Diane Lane, Sandra Oh and Raoul Bova has been read by most, if not all, expats living in Italy.įor many, it was the validation that the absurd idea, “I’m going to live in Italy!” wasn’t all that impossible.Īlmost 25 years later, Under the Tuscan Sun maintains its clout as a handbook to expat life in Italy, but more importantly, Frances Mayes is still in Tuscany writing about her life, offering intimate insights into a world that many people only dream of.Īlthough best known for Under the Tuscan Sun, Mayes has had over twenty books published.
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