AVAILABLE FROM 1ST MAY
Bookshop Choice: Chosen by Rebecca Ward of Night Owl Books East Linton, Scotland
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I defy anyone to read or preferably listen to this novel by Elizabeth von Arnim and not instantly want to run away to the Mediterranean! Originally released in 1922, The Enchanted April narrates the tale of two London housewives who escape the banality of their everyday existence by hiring an Italian coastal castle for one blissful month. Its quiet wit reminded me of the best of Jane Austen, and von Arnim's knowing depiction
of human nature remains just as relevant and entertaining today as it did a century ago.
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Length: 8 hours and 18 minutes
