by Elizabeth Von Arnim · Viena · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788483308837
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On a gray and humid February afternoon, Mrs. Wilkins finds a surprising ad in The Times: a small medieval Italian castle on the Mediterranean coast is for rent during the month of April, with service included. The idea of spending time on the Italian Riviera, away from the fog and her husband, immediately seduces her. She decides to share this adventure with three acquaintances: the submissive Mrs. Arbuthnot, the widow Fishier, and the aristocratic Lady Caroline. This experience will transform their lives in unexpected ways, allowing them to rediscover the joy of living and feeling free.
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.
