A bold new voice in contemporary fiction makes a startling debut with this unsettling book about the conflict between apathy and passion: What It’s Like to Be a WALLFLOWER This is the account of growing up at a high school. Charlie’s letters are singular and exceptional, amusing and heartbreaking, and more private than a diary. We may not be aware of his residence. We could not know the recipient of his letter. We only have knowledge of his shared universe. He embarks on an unusual journey through an unknown country because he is torn between wanting to live his life and trying to escape it. the world of new acquaintances and family dramas, first dates, and mix tapes.
When all one needs is the ideal song on the ideal drive to feel limitless, the world of sexuality, narcotics, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Stephen Chbosky has written a really moving coming-of-age tale in Charlie, a potent book that will transport you back to those chaotic and poignant days of growing up.
Best Quotes from this Book:
“We accept the love we think we deserve.”
“So, this is my life. And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I’m still trying to figure out how that could be.”
“Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn’t stop for anybody.”
“And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.”
“There’s nothing like deep breaths after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore stomach for the right reasons.”
The world has changed drastically for Todd Anderson and his buddies at Welton Academy since their flamboyant new English lecturer John Keating pushed them to “make your lives special! ” Inspired by Keating, the boys revive the Dead Poets Society, a covert organization where they could indulge their passions without being held back by parental or academic obligations. The boys learn the value of living each moment to the fullest as Keating introduces them to the great writings of Byron, Shelley, and Keats. They also learn the beauty of language. But the pledges of the Dead Poets quickly understand that their newfound independence may have deadly repercussions. Can the club withstand the pressure from authorities out to crush its members’ aspirations for individuality and freedom?
Best Quotes from this Book:
“You must strive to find your own voice, boys, and the longer you wait to begin, the less likely you are to find it at all.”
“Show me the heart unfettered by foolish dreams, and I’ll show you a happy man.” Keating: “But only in their dreams can men be truly free. ‘Twas always thus, and always thus will be.”
“We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race.”
“… there is a great need in all of us to be accepted, but you must trust what is unique or different about yourself, even if it is odd or unpopular.”
“No, I’ve been calm all my life! If I don’t do something, it’s gonna kill me!”
For a homicide he may or may not have committed, Oliver Marks recently completed ten years in prison. He is greeted by the person who jailed him on the day of his release. Detective Colborne is about to retire, but not until he finds out what actually transpired ten years ago.
Oliver and his buddies perform the same roles both on and offstage as one of seven young actors studying Shakespeare at an elite arts college: hero, villain, tyrant, temptress, ingenue, and extra. However, the plays dangerously overflow into real life when the casting changes and the supporting characters overtake the stars, and one of them is discovered dead. The rest’s biggest acting challenge to date is persuading the police and themselves that they are innocent.
Best Quotes from this Book:
“For someone who loved words as much as I did, it was amazing how often they failed me.”
“You can justify anything if you do it poetically enough.”
“How tremendous the agony of unmade decisions.”
“It’s not the whole truth. The whole truth is, I’m in love with him still.”
“There is no comfort like complicity.”
The Secret History is a Psychological Fiction novel by Donna Tartt. In this novel, a group of intelligent, eccentric misfits at a prestigious New England college discovers a method of thinking and living that is very different from the mundane existence of their colleagues as a result of their passionate classics professor. However, when they cross the line into immoral behavior, they progressively progress from obsession to deceit and betrayal until finally—and inexorably—turning evil.
A high-strung, openly gay over-thinker named Charlie and a jovial, kindhearted rugby player named Nick meet at a British grammar school for boys. Quickly, a friendship develops, but might there be more…?
During Year 10 at Truham Grammar School for Boys is Charlie Spring. Although the past year has not been pleasant, at least he is no longer the target of bullying. In Year 11, Nick Nelson plays rugby for the school. He has heard some stories about Charlie, the boy who was bullied for a while after being out last year, but he has never had a chance to speak to him.
They get along well and soon Charlie finds himself deeply attracted to Nick, despite the fact that he doesn’t believe he has a chance. However, love has a way of working that is unexpected, and sometimes nice things are just around the bend.
Best Quotes from this Book:
“I like Charlie Spring! In a romantic way not just a friend way!”
“Why are straight people like this?”
“I didn’t just wake up one day like Oh look, guess I’m gay now!”
“You just can’t help wanting to protect him, can you! Because he’s a pathetic little f-slur’ Nick punches him”
“I’m not homophobic, I’m an ally.
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A Harry Potter fanfiction that follows Remus Lupin as he chronicles the Marauders’ lives during their time at school.
Best Quotes from this Book:
“Anything for our Moony”
“You were my little bit of magic.”
“He had never known two people could be simultaneously so angry with each other and so much in love.
And it was love. Without a doubt.”
“I’ve loved keeping your secret, Remus wanted to say, I’d keep a thousand more, for you.”
“Didn’t I tell you, Moony? Didn’t I tell you?!” He whispered, feverishly.
“You did,” Remus smiled, weakly. He lowered his voice, so that no one else could hear him, and looked at Sirius carefully, “Was it scary? Was I scary?” He had no idea what he looked like in wolf form.
Sirius’s expression did not flicker.
“No.” He said, firmly. “You were beautiful.”
“Sorry isn’t good enough. Your guilt isn’t good enough. I need you to feel it too. I trusted you. I trusted you with every last secret, I offered you every piece of me. What else have I got now? I could kill you. I could bash your teeth in so you choke on them, I could wrap my hands around your throat and squeeze, I could rip you to pieces, I could, I could, I could kiss you, you fucking bastard.”
“In early 1998 the letters stopped, and Grant knew. Sometimes he thought he’d felt it, deep inside, like a thread being cut. Remus was dead”
The surreal tale of a young fellow who trades his soul for everlasting youth and beauty is the subject of Oscar Wilde’s sole book. A youthful aesthete in late 19th-century England was the subject of a devastating depiction by Oscar Wilde in this well-known work. The book centers on a striking premise: As Dorian Gray descends into a life of crime and excessive sensuality, his body retains perfect youth and vigor while his recently painted portrait develops day by day into a grotesque record of evil, which he must keep hidden from the public. The book uses a combination of a Gothic horror novel and decadent French fiction. This captivating tale of terror and suspense has been incredibly popular for more than a century. It is one of Wilde’s most significant works and one of the pioneering examples of its kind.
Best Quotes from this Book:
“The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.”
“You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you never had the courage to commit.”
“Experience is merely the name men gave to their mistakes.”
“To define is to limit.”
“Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.”
American author Madeline Miller published The Song of Achilles in 2011. It is an adaption of Homer’s Iliad recounted from Patroclus’ viewpoint, and it is set in the Greek Heroic Age.
The ruthless ocean goddess Thetis and the legendary king Peleus’ son Achilles, known as “the best of all the Greeks,” is a powerful, fast, and alluring figure who makes an impression on all who meets them. The awkward young prince Patroclus was banished from his country following a stunning act of violence. By coincidence, they meet and develop an unbreakable friendship while running the risk of incurring the wrath of the gods.
When word spreads that Helen of Sparta has been abducted, all the Greek heroes are summoned upon to lay waste to Troy in her honor. They are schooled in the arts of war and medicine by the centaur Chiron. Achilles supports their cause after being drawn in by the prospect of a bright future, and Patroclus, divided between love and dread for his buddy, follows. They have no idea that the harsh Fates will put them both through a test unlike any other and require a horrific sacrifice.
On January 1st, fifteen-year-old Jeff awakens to discover himself in a hospital. Correct, the mental health ward. among the lunatics. All of this is obviously a terrible error. Forget the notes on his chart and the bandages on his wrists. Forget about his issues with Allie and her boyfriend Burke, his best friend. Unlike the other children in the hospital with him, Jeff is in great health and is completely normal. Their issues have now arisen. But as his 45-day sentence stretches out, a weird thing happens: the crazy people start to seem a little crazy.
Suicide Notes is a darkly comic novel by acclaimed novelist Michael Thomas Ford that explores the hazy boundary between “normal” and the rest of us. It is compelling, clever, and refreshingly honest.
Best Quotes from this Book:
“That’s what people do. Kill the things they’re afraid of.”
“So now I’m thinking about it. I’m imagining sitting down with my parents and actually saying, “I’m gay.” And you know what? It makes me a little mad. I mean, straight guys don’t have to sit their parents down and tell them they like girls.”
“I’m still kind of a mess. But I think we all are. No one’s got it all together. I don’t think you ever do get it totally together. Probably if you did manage to do it you’d spontaneously combust. I think that’s a law of nature. If you ever manage to become perfect, you have to die instantly before you ruin things for everyone else.”
“Just because your life isn’t as awful as someone else’s, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t suck. You can’t compare how you feel to the way other people feel. It just doesn’t work. What might look like the perfect life — or even an okay life — to you might not be so okay for the person living it.”
“If you ever manage to become perfect, you have to die instantly before you ruin things for everyone else.”
Charlotte Davis is a total wreck. She had already lost more money at the age of 17 than most individuals do in their lifetime. But she’s gotten good at forgetting. The anguish is washed away by the broken glass until only peace remains. You are not required to consider your father or the river. Your closest friend has passed away. Or your mother, who is powerless to help.
Charlie’s heart gets a little bit harder with each fresh scar, yet it still aches so much. It hurts so much that you stop caring, which is sometimes necessary before you can pull yourself back from the edge.
Best Quotes from this Book:
“That’s how hearts get broken, you know. When you believe in promises.”
“People should know about us. Girls who write their pain on their bodies. ~Louisa”
“I remember the stars that night. They were like salt against the sky, like someone spilled the shaker against very dark cloth. That mattered to me, their accidental beauty.”
“Don’t let the cereal eat you. It’s only a fucking box of cereal, but it will eat you alive if you let it.”
“Go be absolutely, positively, fucking angelic.”
In this heartbreaking yet inspiring tale of two people whose lives transform over the duration of one unforgettable day, Adam Silvera serves as a reminder that there is no life without death and no love without grief. Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio receive a call from Death-Cast on September 5 just after midnight to inform them that they will pass away today.
Although Mateo and Rufus are complete strangers, they both want to make new friends on their End Day for various reasons. There is an app for that, which is fantastic news. Rufus and Mateo are going to get together for one final big adventure—to experience a lifetime in a single day—through something they call the Last Friend.
Best Quotes from this Book:
“You may be born into a family, but you walk into friendships. Some you’ll discover you should put behind you. Others are worth every risk.”
“Maybe it’s better to have gotten it right and been happy for one day instead of living a lifetime of wrongs.”
“I wasted all those yesterdays and am completely out of tomorrows.”
“No matter how we choose to live, we both die at the end.”
“Sometimes the truth is a secret you’re keeping from yourself because living a lie is easier.”
New York Times bestseller number one, one of Buzzfeed’s Top Ten Books of the Decade, and a decade-best book according to Paste Magazine. The boy with the pistol is a threat to everyone for good cause. 10:00 a.m.: The principal of Opportunity High School in Alabama completes her remarks, wishing the entire student body a successful start to the new semester. The students depart the auditorium at 10:02 a.m. for their following class. The auditorium doors won’t open at 10:03. 10:05: A gunman opens fire. Four pupils will have to face their deepest fears and greatest dreams in 54 minutes when they come face to face with the gun-toting youngster.
Best Quotes from this Book:
“We’re more than our mistakes. We’re more than what people expect of us.”
“I didn’t need to die for him to kill me.”
“I never realized that courage was so terrifying.”
“You can do far more than you ever imagined.”
“Together we could be so strong, but the gun has made us individuals.”
Aysel, a sixteen-year-old physics geek, is preoccupied with planning her own demise. Aysel is prepared to waste her potential energy because of her mother’s inability to look at her without cringing, her classmates’ whispering, and the fact that her father’s terrible crime shocked her little village.
The only issue is that she is unsure of her bravery to go it alone. Aysel is confident she has discovered the answer after seeing a website with a section called Suicide Partners: a young man with the nickname FrozenRobot (aka Roman) who is troubled by a family tragedy is looking for a companion.
Despite the fact that Aysel and Roman share nothing in common, their lives progressively begin to fill in the gaps for one another. Aysel starts to doubt whether she truly wants to carry out their suicide pact as their plan takes shape. She must finally decide whether she wants to die or tries to persuade Roman to stay alive so they can explore the potential of their energy combined. Roman, however, might not be as simple to persuade.
Best Quotes from this Book:
“Maybe we all have darkness inside of us and some of us are better at dealing with it than others.”
“You’re like a grey sky. You’re beautiful, even though you don’t want to be.”
“Anyone who has actually been that sad can tell you that there’s nothing beautiful or literary or mysterious about depression.”
“Sometimes I wonder if my heart is like a black hole–it’s so dense that there’s no room for light, but that doesn’t mean it can’t still suck me in.”
“Depression is like a heaviness that you can’t ever escape. It crushes down on you, making even the smallest things like tying your shoes or chewing on toast seem like a twenty-mile hike uphill. Depression is a part of you; it’s in your bones and your blood.”
Twilight’s Edward Cullen and Bella Swan’s encounter marked the beginning of a legendary love story. Fans, however, have only ever heard Bella’s perspective up until this point. In the eagerly anticipated companion book, Midnight Sun, readers can at last experience Edward’s interpretation.
Through Edward’s eyes, this remarkable story is portrayed in a fresh and unmistakably dark way. In all his years as a vampire, meeting Bella is the most unsettling and fascinating experience he has ever had. We comprehend why this is the most important conflict in Edward’s life as we uncover more fascinating insights about his past and the nuanced nature of his inner thoughts. How can he defend following his emotions if doing so puts Bella in harm’s way?
Best Quotes from this Book:
“Could a dead, frozen heart beat again? It felt like mine was about to.”
“Perhaps romance always seemed a slightly foolish thing to everyone until one actually fell into it.”
“I knew her well enough to see that the sight of so many books in one room was something of a dream to her.”
“I buried my face in the hollow of her neck and breathed in her searing essence, wishing again, as I had in the beginning, that I could dream with her.”
“She had changed me more than I’d known it was possible for me to change and still remain myself.”
The film (500) Days of Summer kicks off at breakneck speed into a witty, true-to-life, and original deconstruction of the turbulent and unexpected year and a half of one young man’s no-holds-barred love affair with the sarcastic, probing narrator declaring, “This is a narrative of boy meets girl.”
The Newmarket Shooting Script book also features production notes, the whole cast and crew credits, an 8-page color section, and special forewords by screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber in addition to the complete screenplay.
Best Quotes from this Book:
y made in between. Most days have no impact on the course of a life.”
― Scott Neustadter, (500) Days of Summer: The Shooting Script
“You can’t ascribe great cosmic significance to a simple earthly event. Coincidence. That’s all anything ever is. Nothing more than coincidence.”
― Scott Neustadter, (500) Days of Summer: The Shooting Script
“You can’t ascribe great cosmic significance to a simple earthly event. Coincidence. That’s all anything ever is. Nothing more than you can’t ascribe great cosmic significance to a simple earthly event. Coincidence. That’s all anything ever is. Nothing more than co”
― Scott Neustadter, (500) Days of Summer: The Shooting Script
“Since the disintegration of her parent’s marriage, she’d only loved two things. The first was her long blonde hair. The second was how easily she could cut it off… And feel nothing.”
― Scott Neustadter, (500) Days of Summer: The Shooting Script
There is a café in Tokyo that has been selling expertly prepared coffee for further than a century, hidden away in a little back lane. But this coffee shop gives its patrons a one-of-a-kind opportunity: the chance to go back in time.
We meet four visitors in Before the Coffee Gets Cold, each of whom wants to take advantage of the café’s time-traveling offer in order to: encounter the man who left them; get a letter from their husband for whom the memory has been chosen to take by early onset Alzheimer’s; see their sister for the last time; and encounter the daughter they never got the opportunity to learn.
However, the trip into the past is not without danger: patrons are required to occupy a specific seat, they are not allowed to leave the café, and finally, they must return to the current before the coffee goes cold. What would you alter if you could go back in time? is a timeless subject that is explored in Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s beautiful and poignant narrative. Who would you most like to meet, possibly for the final time?
Best Quotes from this Book:
“Remember—drink the coffee before it goes cold.”
― Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Before the Coffee Gets Cold
“At the end of the day, whether one returns to the past or travels to the future, the present does not change. So it raises the question: just what is the point of that chair?”
― Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Before the Coffee Gets Cold
“Water flows from high places to low places. That is the nature of gravity. Emotions also seem to act according to gravity. When I’m in the presence of someone with whom I have a bond, and to whom I have entrusted my feelings, it is hard to lie and get away with it. The truth just wants to come flowing out.”
― Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Before the Coffee Gets Cold
“Just remember. Drink the coffee before it goes cold,” she whispered.”
― Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Before the Coffee Gets Cold
“We must become friends before this coffee cools.”
― Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Theodore Finch is obsessed with death and frequently considers ways to commit suicide. But every time, he is stopped by something positive, no matter how minor. Violet Markey is counting down the days till graduation so she can leave her Indiana village and her agonising grief following the tragic passing of her sister.
It’s unknown who saves who when Finch and Violet encounter one other on the edge of the school bell tower. And Finch and Violet both make additional significant discoveries as they work together on a project to learn about the “natural wonders” of their state: Only with Violet can Finch be himself—a peculiar, humorous, and live-out-loud kind of guy who is actually not such a weirdo after all. And Violet can only stop counting the days and begin living them when she is with Finch. However, as Violet’s world expands, Finch starts to contract.
Best Quotes from this Book:
“You are all the colors in one, at full brightness.”
“The thing I realize is, that it’s not what you take, it’s what you leave.”
“We do not remember days, we remember moments.”
“The great thing about this life of ours is that you can be someone different to everybody.”
“The problem with people is they forget that most of the time it’s the small things that count.”
Employers have identified a new, low-cost labor pool, mostly made up of roving older individuals, from the beet fields of North Dakota to the campgrounds of California to Amazon’s CamperForce program in Texas. Tens of thousands of these unnoticed victims of the Great Recession have hit the road in RVs and vans that have been converted, constituting a growing nomad society.
Nomadland is a startling account of the murky underbelly of the American economy, one that portends the uncertain future that may be in store for many of us in the future. It also recognizes the extraordinary resiliency and ingenuity of these Americans, who have given up their normal roots in order to live but have not given up on themselves.
Best Quotes from this Book:
“America is the wealthiest nation on Earth, but its people are mainly poor, and poor Americans are urged to hate themselves . . . Every other nation has folk traditions of men who were poor but extremely wise and virtuous, and therefore more estimable than anyone with power and gold. No such tales are told by the American poor. They mock themselves and glorify their betters.”
“A deepening class divide makes social mobility all but impossible. The result is a de facto caste system. This is not only morally wrong but also tremendously wasteful. Denying access to opportunity for large segments of the population means throwing away vast reserves of talent and brainpower. It’s also been shown to dampen economic growth.”
“The truth as I see it is that people can both struggle and remain upbeat simultaneously, through even the most soul-testing of challenges.”
“The capitalists don’t want anyone living off their economic grid.”
“The last free place in America is a parking spot.”
Jeffrey Eugenides, an American author, published his first book, The Virgin Suicides, in 1993. The Lisbon girls, five tragic sisters, are the main characters of the fictional drama, which takes place in Grosse Pointe, Michigan in the 1970s.
The girls’ appearance when their mom let them out for their one and only date in their life was stunning because it seemed almost regular. Twenty years later, the boys who worshipped the sisters can still vividly recall the details of their enigmatic personalities, including the brassiere that the promiscuous Lux draped over a crucifix, the sisters’ breathtaking entrance the night of the dance, and the sultry, lethargic street where they witnessed a family break apart and frail lives disappear.
Best Quotes from this Book:
“She held herself very straight, like Audrey Hepburn, whom all women idolize and men never think about.”
“Basically what we have here is a dreamer. Somebody out of touch with reality. When she jumped, she probably thought she’d fly”
“In the end, it wasn’t death that surprised her but the stubbornness of life.”
“We couldn’t imagine the emptiness of a creature who put a razor to her wrists and opened her veins, the emptiness and the calm.”
“I don’t know what you’re feeling. I won’t even pretend.”
Starr Carter, a sixteen-year-old, alternates between her affluent suburban prep school and her impoverished neighborhood of residence. When Starr sees her childhood closest mate Khalil being fatally shot by a police officer, the delicate balance between the two worlds is upended. Khalil had no weapons.
His death makes national headlines not long after that. He is being referred to be a thug, possibly even a drug trafficker, and gangbanger, by some. In Khalil’s honor, demonstrators are marching in the streets. Starr and her family are being threatened by some police officers and the local drug lord. What actually happened that night is what everyone is interested in learning. Starr is the only living person who can respond to that.
However, what Starr says or doesn’t say could completely alter her community. It can potentially put her life in jeopardy. This compelling young adult story, which was motivated by the Black Lives Matter movement, is about one girl’s fight for justice.
Best Quotes from this Book:
“What’s the point of having a voice if you’re gonna be silent in those moments you shouldn’t be?”
“Brave doesn’t mean you’re not scared. It means you go on even though you’re scared.”
“I can’t change where I come from or what I’ve been through, so why should I be ashamed of what makes me, me?”
“You can destroy wood and brick, but you can’t destroy a movement.”
“Pac said Thug Life stood for ‘The Hate U Give Little Infants Fucks Everybody’.”
Samantha McAllister resembles the other popular girls in her junior class in terms of appearance. However, there is a revelation that her friends would never be able to decipher under the straightened hair and professionally applied makeup: Sam suffers from Purely-Obsessional OCD, which causes her to be overcome by a constant stream of unsettling anxieties.
Daily life is a hardship because she constantly questions her every action, idea, and statement. It also doesn’t assist that her lifelong pals will become poisonous at the first sign of a wrong wardrobe, wrong lunch, or incorrect crush. Sam is aware that it would be insane for her to leave the safety of the most well-liked students. As a result, Sam needs to keep Caroline’s existence a secret, right up there with Sam’s monthly appointments with her psychiatrist. Caroline has a refreshing sense of humor and is unfashionable.
Sam is introduced by Caroline to Poet’s Corner, a secret room home to a close-knit community of outcasts who have been shunned by the rest of the school. Sam is drawn to them right once, especially a guitarist with a gift for poetry, and she begins to realize a completely different side of herself. As a member of the popular set, she gradually starts to feel more “normal” than she ever has—until she discovers a fresh reason to doubt everything she holds dear and her sanity.
Best Quotes from this Book:
“If you could read my mind, you wouldn’t be smiling.”
“Everyone’s got something. Some people are just better actors than others.”
“I didn’t go there looking for you. I went looking for me.” My voice is soft, low, and shaky. “But now, here you are, and somehow, in finding you, I think I’ve found myself.”
“You look around at the people in your life, one by one, choosing to hold on to the ones who make you stronger and better, and letting go of the ones who don’t.”
“I’m going to show you something that will change your whole life.”
In the vein of Peter Mayle’s A Year in Provence, this charming and poetic account of Tuscany’s way of life, customs, and cuisine.
When Frances Mayes started renovating an abandoned villa in the breathtaking Tuscan countryside, she stepped into a beautiful new world. Unexpected finds might be found everywhere: fading frescos hidden behind the whitewash in her dining room, a vineyard hidden beneath wildly out-of-control brambles in the garden, and in the adjacent hill towns, bustling marketplaces, and friendly locals. She invites readers to enjoy the pleasures of Italian life and to feast at her table in Under the Tuscan Sun with the poetic speech of a poet, the vision of a seasoned traveler, and the discriminating palette of a cook and food writer.
Best Quotes from this Book:
“Life offers you a thousand chances… all you have to do is take one.”
― Frances Mayes, Under the Tuscan Sun
“Any arbitrary turning along the way and I would be elsewhere; I would be different.”
― Frances Mayes, Under the Tuscan Sun
“Where you are is who you are. The further inside you the place moves, the more your identity is intertwined with it. Never casual, the choice of place is the choice of something you crave.”
― Frances Mayes, Under the Tuscan Sun
“There is no technique, there is just the way to do it.
Now, are we going to measure or are we going to cook?”
― Frances Mayes, Under the Tuscan Sun
“I had the urge to examine my life in another culture and move beyond what I knew.”
― Frances Mayes, Under the Tuscan Sun