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LWD Book Club ~ The Enchanted April

April 1, 2021 By Deanna Piercy 4 Comments

It’s April and time for a new book club selection. I suspect most of us are way overdue for a vacation so why not at least visit Italy vicariously via The Enchanted April? Much-loved since it’s publication in 1922, generations have enjoyed this charming story. 

The Enchanted April book cover on blue background

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The Enchanted April

The newspaper ad that started it all:

 

To Those who Appreciate Wisteria and Sunshine.
Small mediaeval Italian Castle on
the shores of the Mediterranean
to be let Furnished for the month of April.
Necessary servants remain. Z, Box 1000, The Times.

 

The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim

 

The Enchanted April book cover

Four women, with very different backgrounds and characters – the artless Lottie Wilkins, the pious Rose Arbuthnot, the cantankerous Mrs Fisher and the haughty Lady Caroline Dester – respond to an advertisement in The Times offering a medieval castle to rent in Italy that April. As their joint holiday begins, tensions flare up between them, but they soon bond over their past misfortunes and rediscover hope and the pleasures of life in their tranquil surroundings.

 

Read the book first and then enjoy the 1991 film adaptation available on DVD:

The Enchanted April film cover

Or rent on one of these streaming services.


 

 

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The Enchanted April book cover and text on blue background

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Comments

  1. Andrea says

    April 2, 2021 at 9:35 am

    I’ve just requested both the book and the BBC movie from the library! Thank you for a great suggestion!

    Reply
    • Deanna Piercy says

      April 3, 2021 at 8:38 am

      I’m excited to do both this month, too!

      Reply
  2. Tori says

    May 11, 2021 at 1:43 am

    Sounds like a great choice for April’s read. Hope you were able to find time to read and watch it.

    Reply
    • Deanna Piercy says

      May 13, 2021 at 7:30 pm

      I finished the book but haven’t watched the movie.

      Reply

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