by Elizabeth von Arnim · Virago · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780860685173
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In 'The Enchanted April', four very different women respond to an advertisement in The Times offering a medieval castle on the Italian Riviera for rent during the month of April. Escaping their unsatisfying lives in England, they find themselves in a world of beauty, warmth, and tranquility. As they explore the gardens and landscape, the women begin to blossom and discover new possibilities in their lives. This enchanting novel by Elizabeth von Arnim is a celebration of the transformative power of nature and female friendship.
Elizabeth von Arnim, born Mary Annette Beauchamp, was an English novelist. Born in Australia, she married a German aristocrat, and her earliest works are set in Germany. Her first marriage made her Countess von Arnim-Schlagenthin and her second Elizabeth Russell, Countess Russell. After her first husband's death, she had a three-year affair with the writer H. G. Wells, then later married Frank Russell, elder brother of the Nobel Prize-winner and philosopher Bertrand Russell. She was a cousin of the New Zealand-born writer Katherine Mansfield. Though known in early life as May, her first book introduced her to readers as Elizabeth, which she eventually became to friends and finally to family.
