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The Enchanted April (Heinemann Guided Readers: Intermediate Level) - Community Reviews back

by Margaret Tarner, Elizabeth von Arnim
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MikeDI
MikeDI rated it 6 years ago
Yeah, I know I said I would not post here anymore but I wanted you all to know I've kept at reading Elizabeth's stuff. How did I not know about this author before? I'm still trying to wrap my arms around the fact that for a couple of years anyway, her and I were alive at the same time. I recentl...
fromfirstpagetolast
fromfirstpagetolast rated it 7 years ago
Mrs Wilkins and Mrs Arbuthnot meet unexpectedly in their club, both having spotted the advertisement for a month-long rental of an Italian castle by the sea. Both desperate to leave their lives behind for a short while they agree to rent the castle between them, engaging Lady Caroline and Mrs Fisher...
Lillelara
Lillelara rated it 8 years ago
Four women, strangers to one another, rent a medieval castle in Italy. Each one is fleeing from problems at home and in the midst of flowers, the sun and la dolce vita, their lives won´t ever be the same again. This book is like a pandoras box full og joy and happiness and it took me completely by...
Wyvernfriend Reads
Wyvernfriend Reads rated it 9 years ago
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...
A Man With An Agenda
A Man With An Agenda rated it 9 years ago
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...
Jasmyn's Reviews
Jasmyn's Reviews rated it 10 years ago
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...
Just Another Reader
Just Another Reader rated it 11 years ago
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...
Chrissie's Books
Chrissie's Books rated it 12 years ago
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!
James Allen's Literary World
James Allen's Literary World rated it 12 years ago
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!
The Night Owl
The Night Owl rated it 12 years ago
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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