This like-new first edition hardcover is near fine, no marks, pages are tight and appear unread, the book is tight, square, and unmarked. Dust cover is unmarked, green cloth boards, and gilt lettering on the spine of the book. Bella Tuscany: The Sweet Life in Italy by Frances Mayes is a memoir published in 1999, which serves as a sequel to her best-selling book Under the Tuscan Sun. In Bella Tuscany, Mayes continues her story about living part-time in Tuscany, where she and her husband, Ed, restore their villa Bramasole. The book delves deeper into their life in the Italian countryside, exploring the rhythms of the seasons, local culture, food, and the process of integrating into a foreign community.