The Enchanted April - Elizabeth Von Armin (Paperback)

from eachurch

A charming fairy tale which is a delight to read. Underneath its simple exterior, however, there lies an interesting exploration of the importance of beauty and being seen, and how much of who we are is determined by where we are, and how we respond to others.

from AlisonY

Someone keep me off the internet or I'll be booking tickets to Italy to find San Salvatore before the evening's out... What a funny, clever observation of life this little classic is. Published in 1922, this novel could as easily have been written yesterday. Social graces may change over the year...

from Kasthu

In The Enchanted April, three Englishwomen-strangers to one another-impulsively decide to rent a medieval house in Italy after seeing an ad in a newspaper addressed to "those who appreciate wistaria and sunshine." There are Mrs. Wilkins, a housewife wanting a break from the rainy monotony of Lond...

from 2wonderY

I found this paperback at the library. Partway through, the flow of words was so strikingly old-fashioned and pleasant that I was not surprised to learn the copyright date was 1922. No wonder I was enjoying it so much! Listen: a sour old woman – “Dignity demanded that she should have nothing to d...

from lauralkeet

All the radiance of April in Italy lay gathered together at her feet. The sun poured in on her. the sea lay asleep in it, hardly stirring. Across the bay the lovely mountains, exquisitely different in colour, were asleep too in the light; and underneath her window, at the bottom of the flower-sta...