Gentle read, one woman sees an ad for a castle in Italy and spots that another woman in her club is looking at it too and recruits her to invest in it, then they recruit two more. When they arrive the place begins to work it's charms on them and they discover more about themselves and about their r...
I thought this would be a fun light read, but it turned out to be a good example of a book that has not stood the test of time. (Amusingly, the bookjacket states that it's set on the eve of WWII - given that the book was published in 1919, naming the wrong war should have been an easy mistake to cat...
Mrs. Wilkins is frustrated and beginning to despair, Mrs. Arbuthnot is disappointed and sad, Mrs. Fisher lives in the past, and Lady Caroline has not lived for much at all except the moment. They need everything that a vacation can give.'Enchanted April' is a vision of happiness and how it can trans...
This was a very interesting book. It's a book about finding that one place that is just so special, that everything seems to get better just by being there. And taking that specialness of that place and making it a part of who you are, so that you can live and be better long after leaving. It was on...
It took me awhile but I finally figured out I had read this book before. Everard's wife commits suicide and Lucy's father dies when they meet each other on one of Everard's walks. They seem to cling to each other which turns into love and then Everard starts his machinations. He wants what he wan...
I read this primarily for a challenge for which I needed a book with a month in the title. It was a good and interesting book, but too slow-paced for what I am in the mood for at the moment. I saw that there is a movie based off it and I actually think this book would be very enjoyable as a movie so...
The Solitary Summer Elizabeth von ArnimTo the man of wrathWith some apologies and much loveOpening: May 2nd.—Last night after dinner, when we were in the garden, I said, "I want to be alone for a whole summer, and get to the very dregs of life. I want to be as idle as I can, so that my soul may have...
Too Victorian in tone. Too simplistic. Just too sweet for my taste. I did laugh occasionally. But tell me, do you learn anything about Italy?Hej, two stars means it was OK for me, not that I hated it!
My second time through. Enchanted April is even better the second time. The movie is one of my favorite. This is one time I can't decide whether the movie or book is better. Luckily, I don't have to make a choice but can enjoy both!
This turned out to be a really charming and witty book. It was a nice surprise because I thought it might be on the dull side when I first looked at it, but someone recommended it to me so I gave it a go. Just one of the beauties of being a GR user. :)This book is just one big tub of happy. It’s abo...
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