The Enchanted April
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<b>The charming, slyly comic novel of romantic longing and transformation that inspired the Oscar-nominated film</b><br><br>Escaping dreary London for the sunshine of Italy, four very different women take up an offer advertised in the<i> Times</i> for a “small medieval Italian Castle on the shores of the Mediterranean to be let furnished for the month of April.” As each blossoms in the warmth of the Italian spring, quite unexpected changes occur.<br><br>An immediate bestseller upon its first publication, in 1922, <i>The Enchanted April</i> set off a craze for tourism to the Italian Riviera that continues today. Published here to coincide with a contemporary retelling,<i>Enchanted August </i>by Brenda Bowen, it’s a witty ensemble piece and the perfect romantic rediscovery for fans of Jess Walter’s<i>Beautiful Ruins</i> and Elizabeth Gilbert’s <i>Eat, Pray, Love </i>as well as of<i>Downton Abbey </i>and the hit movie <i>The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.<br><br></i>For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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