Frances Mayes has nearly equal affection for leaving for a trip and returning home. “Houses have always been just about as much of an obsession for me [as travel],” says Mayes, 82.

Under the Tuscan sun with Frances Mayes 04:03. It's one of the most famous Villas in Tuscany, attracting a constant stream of tourists. Bramasole (its name comes from Brama, to yearn for, and Sole ...

It’s no secret that Frances Mayes, best known for her memoirs about Tuscany, was born and raised in the one-mile-square town of tiny Fitzgerald, in south Georgia.

FRANCES MAYES: Hillsborough and Cortona are definitely linked. There’s an intense sense of community. San Francisco, where I lived for decades, is a cordial city, ...

Cortona, Italy — In the Hollywood version of Frances Mayes’ 1996 bestselling memoir “Under the Tuscan Sun,” there are no car chases. No murders or ghosts, either, though some of the ...

In the last 24 years, no other writer has likely lured more travellers to Italy than Frances Mayes. Her 1996 memoir Under the Tuscan Sun tells the story of how she fell in love with a rundown 200 ...

Readers united in droves back in the '90s to savor the adventures and revelations of Frances Mayes as she restored a crumbling villa (Under The Tuscan Sun) and discovered much about life, beauty ...

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.

Forbes speaks to author Frances Mayes and PBS host Kathy McCabe about their shared passion for Italy. Frances' new book, See You In The Piazza, was just released today. Together, the two kindred ...

In Frances Mayes' novel, American women opt for a year in Tuscany over a Southern retirement community and discover new dreams. A 4-star book review.

Frances Mayes in her sunroom ILLUSTRATION: Nick Pironio for The Wall Street Journal. Frances Mayesis author of "Under the Tuscan Sun" and five other books about Tuscany as well as "Swan," a novel.