Our third book for Books N Cooks was Women in Sunlight by Frances Mayes. She is the acclaimed author of Under the Tuscan Sun. This is the story of four American strangers who bond in Italy and change their lives over the course of an exceptional year. My feelings when I finished this book was that I was going to miss being a part of their daily lives. I highly recommend this book.
Our host for this club meeting was Joanne Blount and her husband Dean. Here they are wearing no aprons at all!!!
Since this was set in Italy, they fired up their back yard Pizza Oven and prepared many different types of pizzas for us. Fantastico.
This was our first Galley Book, meaning that our sponsor Book Club Cookbooks sent us books prior to the release date of said book. We read the book, discuss it at our meeting and let them know what we think via surveys at the end. We always prepare a meal that was either mentioned in the book or in the cuisine of the setting. http://www.bookclubcookbook.com
This book starts with 3 strangers meeting in a walk through for a potential retirement home. None are ready to lead a sedentary life and decide to rent a villa in Tuscany for a year. Kit, an American writer, living in Tuscany befriends these women and you get to come along on an adventure with these women who discover their passions again and their gusto for living.
What a beautiful winter day to have an Italian Pizza experience. Ciao!
