The Enchanted April, Elizabeth von Arnim

[callmemadam]

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[cornflowerbooks]

The film is a delight - loved the book, too - and now want to visit Portofino!

[callmemadam]

Ooh, yes. We probably wouldn't find the place so full of obliging peasants.

[cornflowerbooks]

Indeed! And no Michael Kitchen either.

[huskyteer]

That sounds lovely - a bit Elizabeth Goudge-ish.

[callmemadam]

It is like her more magical books but lacks the religious strand you tend to find in them. TEA is more pagan, really.

The Enchanted April

[anonymous]

Ahhhh ... one of my favourite books that was turned into one of my favourite films. Like 84 Charing Cross Road (another excellent book turned into an excellent film) you can watch it or read it over and over again and it never disappoints.
Margaret P

Re: The Enchanted April

[callmemadam]

Yup!

[white_hart]

Funny, I'm re-reading The Enchanted April at the moment too - I wanted something happy and sunshiny to get me through the last of winter!

[callmemadam]

Hope it's doing the trick!
Another coincidence, our local AmDram group put on the play last week.

[ext_1092314]

I loved this book! Last year, I kept it on the shelf so that I could read it, for the first time, in April! Then I watched the DVD, which was totally charming, too.

Thank you for your lovely review. I may have to re-read it this April now!

Penny

[callmemadam]

I'm sure you'd enjoy it just as much on a second reading.