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A lyrical and evocative memoir from Frances Mayes‚ the Bard of Tuscany‚ about coming of age in the Deep South and the region’s powerful influence on her life.
The author of three beloved books about her life in Italy‚ Frances Mayes revisits the turning points that defined her early years in Fitzgerald‚ Georgia. With her signature style and grace‚ Mayes explores the power of landscape‚ the idea of home‚ and the lasting force of a chaotic and loving family. Under Magnolia is an honest‚ humorous‚ and thoughtful meditation on the ways that family and place define us‚ or cause us to define ourselves.

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