The sweet life in Italy

‘Bella Tuscany’-it’s a book that I've read this summer, best selling continuation of ‘Under the Tuscan Sun’. It was written by Frances Mayes, an American author and formerly a professor of creative writing. She fell in love with Italy while visiting its most picturesque region- Tuscany. Bewitched by a neglected farmhouse she decided to divide  her time between Bramasole and Northern Carolina. She depicts her everyday life, small quotidian pleasures like buying new plants for her garden, cooking traditional Italian dishes using available local products, discovering history of small villages she passes with her husband. She cherishes serenity  and hillock view from her newly restored mansion. The author is always on good terms  with local inhabitants showing interest of their life history which is always connected to the core to their homeland. The book is some sort of a diary, the reader is guided through overwhelming scents, bright colors, intense flavors. Everything there seems so different comparing to American lifestyle- slow food, strong bond with the nature cordial relations between peasants, omnipresent past, repetitive lifestyle with no tension nor fear. It’s almost a manual of a bon vivant. After reading this book I’m definitely in love with Tuscany.