{"product_id":"swan-a-novel-from-the-author-of-under-the-tuscan-sun-paperback","title":"Swan: A Novel from the author of Under the Tuscan Sun - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrances Mayes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA haunting southern tale of long-buried family secrets b\u003cb\u003ey the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eUnder the Tuscan Sun\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUnder Magnolia\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn her celebrated memoirs of life in Tuscany, Frances Mayes writes masterfully about people in a powerful and shaping place. In \u003ci\u003eSwan\u003c\/i\u003e, her first novel, she has created an equally intimate world, rich with striking characters and intriguing twists of fate, that hearkens back to her southern roots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Masons are a prominent but now fragmented family who have lived for generations in Swan, an edenic, hidebound small town in Georgia. As \u003ci\u003eSwan \u003c\/i\u003eopens, a bizarre crime pulls Ginger Mason home from her life as an archeologist in Italy: The body of her mother, Catherine, a suicide nineteen years before, has been mysteriously exhumed. Reunited on new terms with her troubled, isolated brother J.J., who has never ventured far from Swan, the Mason children grapple with the profound effects of their mother's life and death on their own lives. When a new explanation for Catherine's death emerges, and other closely guarded family secrets rise to the surface as well, Ginger and J.J. are confronted with startling truths about their family, a particular ordeal in a family and a town that wants to keep the past buried.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeautifully evoking the rhythms and idiosyncrasies of the deep South while telling an utterly compelling story of the complexity of family ties, \u003ci\u003eSwan\u003c\/i\u003e marks the remarkable fiction debut of one of America's best-loved writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the #1 bestselling author of \"Under the Tuscan Sun, Bella Tuscany and \"In Tuscany, Swan is a haunting novel set in the deep South -- a resonant tale of long-buried family secrets and mysteries brought suddenly to light. \u003cbr\u003eIn her celebrated memoirs of life in Tuscany, Frances Mayes writes masterfully about people in a powerful and shaping place. In \"Swan, her first novel, she has created an equally intimate world, rich with striking characters and intriguing twists of fate, that hearkens back to her southern roots. \u003cbr\u003eThe Masons are a prominent but now fragmented family who have lived for generations in Swan, an edenic, hidebound small town in Georgia. As \"Swan opens, a bizarre crime pulls Ginger Mason home from her life as an archeologist in Italy: The body of her mother, Catherine, a suicide nineteen years before, has been mysteriously exhumed. Reunited on new terms with her troubled, isolated brother J.J., who has never ventured far from Swan, the Mason children grapple with the profound effects of their mother's life and death on their own lives. When a new explanation for Catherine's death emerges, and other closely guarded family secrets rise to the surface as well, Ginger and J.J. are confronted with startling truths about their family, a particular ordeal in a family and a town that wants to keep the past buried. \u003cbr\u003eBeautifully evoking the rhythms and idiosyncrasies of the deep South while telling an utterly compelling story of the complexity of family ties, \"Swan marks the remarkable fiction debut of one of America's best-loved writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"From the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to her Tuscany memoirs, \u003ci\u003eEvery Day in Tuscany\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBella Tuscany\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eFRANCES MAYES\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the travel memoir \u003ci\u003eA Year in the World\u003c\/i\u003e; the illustrated books \u003ci\u003eIn Tuscany\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBringing Tuscany Home\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Discovery of Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, a text for readers; five books of poetry; and most recently a southern memoir, \u003ci\u003eUnder Magnolia\u003c\/i\u003e. She divides her time between homes in Italy and North Carolina. Visit France Mayes's blog at www.francesmayesbooks.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 8.02 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 26, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61843285574002,"sku":"9780767902861","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/6485\/2594\/files\/U1s6DrzJYP9780767902861.webp?v=1778455564","url":"https:\/\/shop.tecolotebookstore.com\/products\/swan-a-novel-from-the-author-of-under-the-tuscan-sun-paperback","provider":"Tecolote","version":"1.0","type":"link"}