There, alongside the lapping of the Mediterranean, the women's spirits begin to shift, and quite unexpected changes take place. The Enchanted April, Elizabeth von Arnim's brilliant, irrepressible novella, tells the tale of four very different women who, on answering an advertisement in The Times, find themselves far away from the drizzle of London and instead in the warmth of an Italian sun. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day By: Winifred Watson Love By: Elizabeth von Arnim Publishers Summary Four very diverse women, all seeking revitalization and escape from the dreary February rains of 1920s London, rent the small medieval castle of San Salvatore, nestled high above the bay of Portofino, Italy. For four British women, the attraction brings them to San Salvatore. Beautifully designed and printed, these collectible editions are bound in colourful, tactile cloth and stamped with foil. In The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim. Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.Ĭelebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean island, and from a game of chess on the ocean to a love story on the moon.
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