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A place in the world : finding the meaning of home

Mayes, Frances (author.).

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"--

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593443330
  • ISBN: 0593443330
  • Physical Description: xxvi, 263 pages ; 22 cm
    print
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Crown, [2022]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note: 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.
Subject: Home
Women authors, American 20th century Biography
Mayes, Frances Homes and haunts
Mayes, Frances Travel
Genre: Biographies.
Travel writing.
Essays.

Available copies

  • 18 of 18 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 18 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Abington Community Library 92 MAYES (Text) 50687011793422 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Albright Memorial Library 92 MAYES (Text) 50686016213873 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Altoona Area Public Library 813.54 MAY (Text) 33240005147775 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Boyertown Community Library 813.54 MAY (Text) 33249024836946 Non-fiction Available -
Cambria County Library 813.54 M468p (Text) 85131001843458 CACM Non-Fiction Available -
Dillsburg Area Public Library Adults 813.54 MAY Nonfiction (Text) 34001001423894 Adult Area Available -
Exeter Community Library 813.54 MAY (Text) 33249025345608 Non-fiction Available -
Indian Valley Public Library 813.54 Mayes Travel (Text) 39427103672309 Nonfiction Room: Adult Nonfiction Available -
Lower Macungie Library 813.54 MAY (Text) 33400001561334 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Martin Library Adults 813.54 MAY Places (Text) 33454005898309 2nd Floor Available -

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