Like many, I loved Francis Mayes' Under the Tuscan Sun, but her sequels just aren't as good. Every Day in Tuscany: Seasons of an Italian Life follows the downward trend. Some of the same elements that made Tuscan Sun a winner are there: beautiful prose, well-drawn landscapes, charming local characters, great recipes, but there is a lack of narrative thread to pull the whole thing together. What the reader is left with is a rambling, somewhat self-indulgent memoir. If you're huge fan of Mayes or a lover of everything Italian, then you might be happy with this book. Otherwise, check out Tim Parks' Italian Neighbors.Get more detail about Every Day in Tuscany: Seasons of an Italian Life.
