Enchanted April: Classic Collection by Elizabeth Von Arnim Paperback Book

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Author: Elizabeth Von Arnim

Narrator: Nadia May

Format: Unabridged-CD

Publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc

Published: Jun 2006

Genre: Fiction - Classics

Retail Price: $19.95

Discs: 7

Synopsis

Four very diverse women, all seeking revitalization from the dreary February rains of 1920s London, rent the small medieval castle of San Salvatore, nestled high above the bay of Portofino, Italy. Arriving at San Salvatore, they find it awash with the scent of flowers, its olive groves terracing down to the sun-warmed sea.

Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot are glad to leave their insipid duties and unresponsive husbands behind. The elderly Mrs. Fisher wishes only to sit in the sun and replay her youthful memories, and the bewitchingly beautiful Lady Caroline Dester desires to have seclusion from all her adoring suitors. Amid the canopies of fragrant wisteria, in the sweet sunshine and melodious silence, four lives are transformed and resuscitated by the magic of San Salvatore.

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BookLender review by mtm on 2007-07-03 16:48:59

Nadia May's enchanting voice leads you through a tale following the month-long transformation of four very different English women in the 1920s. Despite a few production errors, this is a fabulous recording of a story that will inspire you to appreciate and embrace life.