Summary of The Enchanted April

 

Around the year 1920, four distinctly different English women rent a castle on the Italian Riviera to spend their holidays. Despite their tensions and miscommunications, the ladies enjoy the stunning beauty of their surroundings and each other’s company.

Reasons to read The Enchanted April

 

“The Enchanted April” is a delightful holiday read, a charming tale set in sun-drenched Portofino, about friendship and the quest for happiness. Elizabeth von Arnim was a celebrated Australian-English author. “The Enchanted April” was her bestseller and is often credited with making Portofino fashionable. In 1991, the novel was adapted into a film, titled “Enchanted April”, by Mike Newell, featuring Miranda Richardson and Joan Plowright.

Setting: Portofino (Italy)

 

Book set in Italy: Portofino (Castello Brown), on the Italian Riviera.

Original title: The Enchanted April

Year of publication: 1922

Nr of pages: 174