Tuscany transplant to discuss her book

Tuesday, 16 March 2010 00:00

Best-selling author Frances Mayes will speak about her latest book, “Every Day in Tuscany: Seasons of an Italian Life,” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 18, at the New Canaan Library as part of its “Authors on Stage” series. Event co-sponsor Elm Street Books will be selling copies, available for signing after the talk.

Mayes recounts her two-decade-long love affair with Tuscany’s people, art, cuisine and lifestyle in her latest book, according to a release.

Twenty years ago, the author was traveling in Italy and discovered an abandoned three-story house called Bramasole just outside the Tuscan hill town of Cortona. The process of making Bramasole her home — and simultaneously establishing a new life in Italy — was the subject of her best-selling memoirs “Under the Tuscan Sun” and “Bella Tuscany.”

In her new memoir, Mayes offers her readers a personal account of her present-day life in Tuscany. Interspersed throughout the chapters are 25 recipes, including main dishes such as Petto d’Anatra Glassato al Caramello Speziato e Carciofi — duck breast with caramelized spices and artichokes — and Pollo al Mattone — chicken under a brick.

For more, visit francesmayesbooks.com. Admission is free, but reservations are required. Call Elm Street Books at 203-966-4545, the library at 203-594-5003 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more.

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