Bramasole (its name comes from Brama, to yearn for, and Sole, for the sun) is the house that American Frances Mayes felt ... The movie was "Under the Tuscan Sun," based on her memoir about ...

In the film version of Frances Mayes’ restoration drama “Under the Tuscan Sun,” Diane Lane plays a version of the poet and professor also named Frances Mayes. Directed by Audrey Wells ...

Frances Mayes, the author of the memoir “Under the Tuscan Sun,” which recounts her experience restoring an abandoned villa called Bramasole in the Tuscan countryside. The book, published in ...

And, of course, about how to get dinner on the table quickly. Frances Mayes, author of the bestselling memoir "Under the Tuscan Sun," has published a new cookbook called "Pasta Veloce," which ...

Really, that’s Frances Mayes. She’s the woman who famously moved to Tuscany after a divorce, bought a place, and wrote “Under the Tuscan Sun” about her experiences. That book became a ...

Frances Mayes has nearly equal affection for leaving ... Her romantic 1996 memoir Under the Tuscan Sun, about buying and renovating a rickety but venerable Italian villa called Bramasole, kicked ...

“Under the Tuscan Sun” was based on a real-life Frances, author Frances Mayes to be exact, whose memoir was adapted by late writer-director Audrey Wells for the big screen. Frances, newly ...

Frances Mayes was catapulted to fame when her book, “Under the Tuscan Sun,” landed on bookstore shelves two decades ago. Now she has a new cookbook out — “Pasta Veloce: Irresistibly Fast ...

In 1990, American professor and poet Frances Mayes felt an irresistible urge ... thanks to her international bestselling memoir, "Under the Tuscan Sun." That was followed by more books extolling ...

"Under the Tuscan Sun, An Italian Evening with Frances Mayes" will take place Aug. 25 at the Jackson Fairgrounds. An award-winning American author, Mayes, whose best-selling book, "Under the ...