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The Enchanted April

Elizabeth von Arnim

Start date: November 13, 2018

Finish date: December 31, 2018

Discussion: Classics Book Group Read

Why we're reading this: Winner of our light fiction poll.
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The Enchanted April - Nov-Dec 2018
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Sep 05, 2023 Wendy rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 500-women, armchair-travel, 2023, nyrb, effing-delightful

I finally found my enchanting summer book of the year by early September, though this would be a good one to pick up during the doldrums of February. A group of four very different women, all strangers to each other, decide to split the cost of renting a castle on the Italian coast for the month of April. As expected, there are clashes of personality and selfishness at first (not to mention an exploding patented bath...), but this fantasy Italian atmosphere works its magic in a rather charming w ...more

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Feb 06, 2020 Jenny rated it really liked it

Shelves: guttenberg

A sweet story of female friendship, happiness and the magic of falling back in love with your husband.

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Jan 05, 2016 Christopher rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: british, 20th-century, fiction

Four unhappy British ladies take a husbandless holiday on the Italian coast and find happiness. At first I thought this was a feminist novel, but (view spoiler), so it can't be, but it's still very good. ...more

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