Through all the James-Bond-like changes in exotic locales, [Sofia Brandon]'s journey is one into healthy living, complete with tips for drama-free digestion and clean food recipes adapted from the cuisine of Provence. In Under the Tuscan Sun, Frances Mayes injected recipes into her story. In The Provence Cookbook, Patricia Wells introduced recipes with short anecdotes. Sofia Brandon takes the interplay between travel book and cookbook all the way. It's an explosive marriage. The steady build-up of five-star reviews on Amazon shows that even men warm up to Sofia's blend of humor, exotic adventure and "lessons" in healthy eating. Those who take the book to the kitchen rave about Sofia's simple, light, addictive recipes: food you love that loves you back.