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Frances Mayes

Biography

Frances Mayes

Frances Mayes is
the author of four books about Tuscany. The now-classic UNDER THE
TUSCAN SUN, which was a New York Times bestseller for more
than two and a half years, and became a Touchstone movie starring
Diane Lane, was followed by BELLA TUSCANY and two illustrated
books, IN TUSCANY and BRINGING TUSCANY HOME. Mayes is also the
author of the novel SWAN, six books of poetry, and THE DISCOVERY OF
POETRY. Her books have been translated into more than twenty
languages.