The Enchanted April

Written by Elizabeth von Arnim

Narrated by Josie Lawrence

Lured by the Mediterranean spring, the violet mountains, sweet-scented flowers, and an idyllic small Italian seaport, four truly diverse Englishwomen rent an Italian castle for the month of April. They gradually shed their public skins to discover a harmony each of them has longed for, but none has known until now.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Audio Holdings
• Release date: Oct 1, 2020
• ISBN: 9781601365576

Elizabeth von Arnim

Elizabeth von Arnim was born in Australia in 1866 and her family moved to England when she was young. Katherine Mansfield was her cousin and they exchanged letters and reviewed each other’s work. Von Arnim married twice and lived in Berlin, Poland, America, France and Switzerland, where she built a chalet to entertain her circle of literary friends, which included her lover, H. G. Wells. Von Arnim’s first novel, Elizabeth in Her German Garden, was semiautobiographical and a huge success on publication in 1898. The Enchanted April, published in 1922, is her most widely read novel and has been adapted numerous times for stage and screen. She died of influenza in 1941.

Reviews for The Enchanted April

[Angela Weiss · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

It is massively abridged! I just noticed it when I looked on Goodreads. There are unabridged versions of this excellent book on Scribd.

[E. O'Shea · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A delightful vision of the capacity of hope to bloom into joy and love.

[Diane Schulstad · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

It was beautifully read by one of the cast members of the movie based on the book, Josie Lawrence. I really wanted a woman reading the book aloud, rather than a man, and Josie brought so much life and color and expression to the story! I enjoyed it thoroughly!