The waterfall of problems with Benito, the financial worries, the language barriers, the hot water in the toilet, the layers of gunk on the beams, the long flights over from California - this is nothing compared to the absolute joy of being in possession of this remarkable little hillside on the edge of Tuscany.
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Under the Tuscan Sun - Frances Mayes
(SO much better than the patronising movie makes this wonderful book out to be.)
