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| A Woman's Passion for Travel More Stories from a Woman's World | | Editor:
| Bond, Marybeth Michael, Pamela | Contribution by:
| Mayes, Frances Morris, Mary Pogrebin, Letty Cottin Jones, Ann Houston, Pam | Series title: | Travelers' Tales Guides Ser. | ISBN: | 978-1-885211-36-1 | Publication Date: | Jan 2000 | Publisher: | Travelers' Tales/Solas House, Inc.
| Book Format: | Paperback | List Price: | USD $17.95 | Book Description:
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A native of Georgia, Frances Mayes received a B.A. from the University of Florida and an M.A. from San Francisco State University. She is a creative writing professor at San Francisco State University.
Mayes' memoir "Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy," about buying and restoring an abandoned villa in Cortona, was a national best seller in 1996. It became the basis of a feature film of the same name in 2003 starring Diane Lane.
In addition her travel writing, Frances Mayes is the author of six books of poetry and is a respected essayist and gourmet cook. Frances' title Under Magnolia is a 2015 New York Times bestseller.
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