‘Why, it would really be being unselfish to go away and be happy for a little, because we would come back so much nicer.’
Four dissimilar women, each wanting to escape their dreary, ordinary lives, go on a holiday at a castle in Italy during the month of April. Each woman is bothered by her own personal problems, and their different backgrounds cause some initial friction. Yet amid the tranquil and sunny Italian coast, old resentments begin to fade and unexpected friendships are formed. Warm, witty, and deeply charming, The Enchanted April is a novel about renewal, companionship, and transformation that celebrates the restorative power of friendship and the quiet enchantment of new surroundings.
Elizabeth von Arnim, born Mary Annette Beauchamp, was an Australian-born British novelist best known for her witty, perceptive, and charming novels about women and society.