'The Enchanted April' is one of those rare and lovely treats, a book you delight in picking up whenever possible, where each words is like music to your ears, and you forget that you are reading a book and 'beome' the story instead. The vivid descriptions of Italy just leave you floating on a cloud. A real hidden gem, this charming book centres around 4 very different women, all lacking excitement in their lives, and their shared goal of spending a month in April in Italy renting out a castle after spotting an advertisment in a newspaper. The story is warm, innocent and at times highly amusing, and the 4 main characters are shaped exquisitely. Watching the interaction between each woman, the highs and lows, and the inevitable sparks that fly was sublime. I thoroughly enjoyed the book, and Elizabeth von Arnim is now on my TBR list.
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