Frances Mayes is one of the world’s most beloved novelists and travel writers. Best known for Under the Tuscan Sun, a bestselling memoir-turned-blockbuster film starring Diane Lane, Mayes has written a series of classic books on Italy that have been translated into more than 20 languages. She joins us to discuss her latest, eagerly anticipated works: Women in Sunlight, a heartfelt novel about four American strangers who bond in Tuscany; and See You in the Piazza, a forthcoming travelogue on new places to discover on the Italian peninsula. Put aside those weekend Travel sections and experience the romance of Italy firsthand with this irresistible storyteller.

Book sale and signing to follow

In conversation with Elizabeth Renzetti, a columnist and feature writer for The Globe and Mail

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