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Join us for our 1st Books, Bites + Bottles Tasting for Women in Sunlight by Frances Mayes on Saturday, November 14th from 4-5:30 pm at our *NEW* New Book Joy Booktique in Brookfield!

PRE-READING IS RECOMMENDED FOR THIS EVENT…

Local Book Lovers will gather to discuss Women in Sunlight by Frances Mayes (author of Under the Tuscan Sun!) with our *Books, Bites + Bottles* Group at our *NEW* New Book Joy Booktique in Brookfield (3741 Prarie Ave), where they can also opt to taste the flavors, recipes, and authentic dishes mentioned within the story (plus a complementary wine flight!).

"This is not your typical book club; rather, this is an evening where a story comes to life through the food and wine that appear within its pages. Where the guests at the event get to experience the same things as the characters of the book. This is an evening in the Tuscan countryside via a plate of antipasti and a flight of wines. From a cozy bookshop in Brookfield, to the Tuscan countryside and fictional town of San Rocco, and back again, our evening will be a delight for the palette, the intellect, and the inner traveler who is ready to explore their wanderlust and indulge their palette."

Whether you come for the book, the stories, the connections, the wine, or just the food, you will be inspired by the infusion of Italy, the little bit of Tuscany, brought to life before your eyes. Guests will get EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNTS FROM OUR BOOKTIQUE too!

With each Book Club sign up, you can choose to receive a physical copy of the featured book(s) to read before we meet in-person (CLICK THE CHECKBOX(ES) TO ADD A COPY OF THE BOOK(S) TO YOUR ORDER), decide to download an audiobook from the link above before the event, OR opt to grab your book(s) from the library / share your book(s) with a friend.

NOTE: EACH $40 TICKET PURCHASED ABOVE INCLUDES THE BOOK DISCUSSION, FOOD + DRINK TASTING & VIRTUAL COUPON FOR SHOPPING.

BOOK SYNOPSIS

The story of four American strangers who bond in Italy and change their lives over the course of an exceptional year, from the bestselling author of Under the Tuscan Sun...
 
Don’t miss Frances Mayes in PBS’s Dream of Italy: Tuscan Sun Special!

She watches from her terrazza as the three American women carry their luggage into the stone villa down the hill. Who are they, and what brings them to this Tuscan village so far from home? An expat herself and with her own unfinished story, she can’t help but question: will they find what they came for?

Kit Raine, an American writer living in Tuscany, is working on a biography of her close friend, a complex woman who continues to cast a shadow on Kit’s own life. Her work is waylaid by the arrival of three women - Julia, Camille, and Susan - all of whom have launched a recent and spontaneous friendship that will uproot them completely and redirect their lives. Susan, the most adventurous of the three, has enticed them to subvert expectations of staid retirement by taking a lease on a big, beautiful house in Tuscany. Though novices in a foreign culture, their renewed sense of adventure imbues each of them with a bright sense of bravery, a gusto for life, and a fierce determination to thrive. But how? With Kit’s friendship and guidance, the three friends launch themselves into Italian life, pursuing passions long-forgotten - and with drastic and unforeseeable results.

RECOMMENDED FOR: Grown-Ups

OUR BOOKS ARE LISTED BY AGE GROUP to indicate that the content is engaging and appropriate for those selected ages. PLEASE NOTE: They may not be the appropriate reading level for every individual at those ages or may extend beyond the brackets.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:

Publisher: Crown

Publish Date: March 05, 2019

Pages: 464

Dimensions: 8.0 X 5.2 X 1.1 inches | 0.7 pounds

Language: English

Type: Paperback

Condition: NEW