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The Enchanted April Paperback - 1986

by Elizabeth Von Arnim


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'An enchanting novel, witty, touching and very perceptively written, which will sweep you into wisteria and sunshine' Santa Montefiore

A discreet advertisement in 'The Times', addressed to 'Those who Apppreciate Wisteria and Sunshine...' is the impetus for a revelatory month for four very different women. High above the bay on the Italian Riviera stands San Salvatore, a mediaeval castle. Beckoned to this haven are Mrs. Wilkins, Mrs Arbuthnot, Mrs Fisher and Lady Caroline Dester, each quietly craving a respite. Lulled by the Mediterranean spirit, they gradually shed their skins and discover a harmony each of them has longed for but never known.

First published in 1922, this delightful novel is imbued with the descriptive power and light-hearted irreverence for which Elizabeth von Arnin is renowned.

'Filled with hazy hills and fragrant flora, the novel is a dreamily sensuous description of the glories of Italian spring' Adam Nicolson, Mail on Sunday

'Elizabeth von Armin's most charming novel in every sense: it casts a spell...a sun-washed fairytale' Observer

First line

It began in a woman's club in London on a February afternoon, - an uncomfortable club, and a miserable afternoon - when Mrs. Wilkins, who had come down from Hampstead to shop and had lunched at her club, took up The Times from the table in the smoking-room, and running her listless eye down the Agony Column saw this: To Those who Appreciate Wistaria and Sunshine.

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  • Title The Enchanted April
  • Author Elizabeth Von Arnim
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 360
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Virago Press (UK), London
  • Date 1986
  • ISBN 9780860685173 / 0860685179
  • Weight 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.75 x 5 x 0.75 in (19.69 x 12.70 x 1.91 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Domestic fiction, Love stories
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 93184168
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

About the author

Elizabeth von Arnim was born in Australia in 1866. In 1894 she and her first husband moved to Nassenheide which was wittily encapsulated in her most famous novel, Elizabeth and her German Garden. She was described by Alice Meynell as 'one of the three finest wits of her day'.
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