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A place in the world : finding the meaning of home / Frances Mayes.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Crown, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Edition: First editionDescription: xxvi, 263 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780593443330
  • 0593443330
Other title:
  • Finding the meaning of home
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Preface: I could live here -- Introduction: Imprint -- A house down south -- Lighting seven fireplaces -- Who lives here? -- Green world -- Camellia -- Magnolia -- Gardenia -- Sun standing still -- Secret spaces -- My Southern accent -- The ghost who cooks -- Yearning for sun -- Toward the Apennines, toward the lake -- Dinner / Cena -- Time difference -- Risking happiness -- Pure gold clasps -- Cucina povera / The poor kitchen -- Household shrine -- Exile 2020 -- Southern exposure -- The house on South Lee Street -- The monumental cakes of Frankye Davis Mayes -- Frankye's cookbooks -- And again to the Golden Isles -- Momentary homes -- Why not stay -- Blue apron -- Fragments -- A place to hide -- Water maze -- Friends at home -- Home thoughts: a litany -- The taste of memory -- Rhymes with home -- Changing the changes -- Memento vivere / Remember to live -- Why stay? -- Annals of stone -- "I left a basket of figs by your gate" -- Envoi: Architect.
Summary: "A lyrical and evocative collection of personal stories from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Under the Tuscan Sun, in which the queen of wanderlust reflects on the comforts of home. While Frances Mayes is known for her travels, she has always sought a sense of home wherever she goes. In this poetic testament to the power of place in our lives, Mayes reflects on "home," from the earliest imprint of four walls to the startling discoveries of feeling the strange ease of homes abroad, friends' homes, and even momentary homes that spark desires for other lives. Her musings are all the more poignant after so many have spent their long pandemic months at home. From her travels across Italy-Tuscany, of course, but also Venice and Capri-to the American South, France, and Mexico, Mayes examines the connective tissue among them through the homes she's inhabited. A Place in the World explores Mayes's passion and obsessions with houses and the things that inhabit them-old books, rich food, beloved friends, transportive art. The indelible marks each refuge has left on her and how each home influenced the next serve as the foundations of each chapter. Written in Mayes's signature intimate style, A Place in the World captures the adventure of moving on while seeking comfort in the cornerstone closest to all of us-home"-- Provided by publisher.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library Biography MAYES, F. M468 Available 33111010996805
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Biography MAYES, F. M468 Available 33111010875405
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A lyrical and evocative collection of personal stories from the author of Under the Tuscan Sun , in which the queen of wanderlust reflects on the comforts of home.

"Personal, warm, and lovely . . . a charming read. The book feels like a warm conversation with your most thoughtful, curious friend."-- Garden & Gun

LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/DIAMONSTEIN-SPIELVOGEL AWARD * VERANDA BOOK CLUB PICK

"Where you are is who you are."

Though Frances Mayes is known for her travels, she has always sought a sense of home wherever she goes. In this poetic testament to the power of place in our lives, Mayes reflects on the idea of home, from the earliest imprint of four walls to the startling discoveries of feeling the strange ease of homes abroad, friends' homes, and even momentary homes that spark desires for other lives. From her travels across Italy to the American South, France, and Mexico, Mayes examines the connective tissue among them through the homes she's inhabited.

A Place in the World explores Mayes's passion for and obsession with houses and the objects that inhabit them--books, rich food, gardens, beloved friends, and transportive art. The indelible marks that each refuge has left on her and how each home influenced the next serve as the foundations of the book's chapters.

Written in Mayes's signature intimate style, A Place in the World captures the adventure of moving on while seeking comfort in the cornerstone closest to all of us--home.

Preface: I could live here -- Introduction: Imprint -- A house down south -- Lighting seven fireplaces -- Who lives here? -- Green world -- Camellia -- Magnolia -- Gardenia -- Sun standing still -- Secret spaces -- My Southern accent -- The ghost who cooks -- Yearning for sun -- Toward the Apennines, toward the lake -- Dinner / Cena -- Time difference -- Risking happiness -- Pure gold clasps -- Cucina povera / The poor kitchen -- Household shrine -- Exile 2020 -- Southern exposure -- The house on South Lee Street -- The monumental cakes of Frankye Davis Mayes -- Frankye's cookbooks -- And again to the Golden Isles -- Momentary homes -- Why not stay -- Blue apron -- Fragments -- A place to hide -- Water maze -- Friends at home -- Home thoughts: a litany -- The taste of memory -- Rhymes with home -- Changing the changes -- Memento vivere / Remember to live -- Why stay? -- Annals of stone -- "I left a basket of figs by your gate" -- Envoi: Architect.

"A lyrical and evocative collection of personal stories from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Under the Tuscan Sun, in which the queen of wanderlust reflects on the comforts of home. While Frances Mayes is known for her travels, she has always sought a sense of home wherever she goes. In this poetic testament to the power of place in our lives, Mayes reflects on "home," from the earliest imprint of four walls to the startling discoveries of feeling the strange ease of homes abroad, friends' homes, and even momentary homes that spark desires for other lives. Her musings are all the more poignant after so many have spent their long pandemic months at home. From her travels across Italy-Tuscany, of course, but also Venice and Capri-to the American South, France, and Mexico, Mayes examines the connective tissue among them through the homes she's inhabited. A Place in the World explores Mayes's passion and obsessions with houses and the things that inhabit them-old books, rich food, beloved friends, transportive art. The indelible marks each refuge has left on her and how each home influenced the next serve as the foundations of each chapter. Written in Mayes's signature intimate style, A Place in the World captures the adventure of moving on while seeking comfort in the cornerstone closest to all of us-home"-- Provided by publisher.

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