The Enchanted April
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The Enchanted April
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY BRENDA BOWEN
Mrs Wilkins and Mrs Arbuthnot, cowed and neglected by their husbands, make a daring plan: they will have a holiday.
Funny, irreverent and full of joy, this is the perfect book to accompany you on holiday - a celebration of escaping the everyday
Funny, irreverent and full of joy, this is the perfect book to accompany you on holiday — a celebration of escaping the everyday.
With an introduction by Brenda Bowen
Mrs Wilkins and Mrs Arbuthnot, cowed and neglected by their husbands, make a daring plan: they will have a holiday. Leaving a drab and rainy London one April and arriving on the shores of the Mediterranean, they discover a flower-filled paradise of beauty, warmth and leisure. Joined by the beautiful Lady Caroline and domineering Mrs Fisher, also in flight from the burdens of their daily lives, the four women proceed to transform themselves and their prospects.
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The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim is widely praised for its enchanting narrative and the spell it casts. Critics describe it as witty, touching, and brimming with perceptive writing that captivates readers with its depiction of Italian spring's beauty and charm. The novel is noted for its warmth and uplifting tone, with its ability to enchant offering a welcome escape into sun-drenched landscapes and wistful storytelling.

Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781784870461
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 09 July 2015
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage Classics
Contributors:
- Introduction by Brenda Bowen
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 17.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 215g
Pages: 304
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About the Author
Elizabeth von Arnim was born on 31 August 1866 in Australia. She was cousin to the writer Katherine Mansfield. In 1890 she married her first husband, Count Henning August von Arnim-Schlagenthin, a Prussian aristocrat, with whom she had five children. Elizabeth and her German Garden, published anonymously in 1898, was a barely fictionalised account of Elizabeth's life and the creation of her garden at the family home of Nassenheide in Pomerania, where Hugh Walpole and E. M. Forster were tutors to her children. Its instant success was followed by many more novels, including Vera (1921) and The Enchanted April (1922), and another almost-autobiography, All the Dogs of My Life (1936). She separated from Count von Arnim in 1908, and after his death two years later she built a house in Switzerland, marrying John Francis Stanley Russell in 1916. This marriage also ended in separation in 1919 when Elizabeth moved to America, where she died on 9 February 1941, aged 74.
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