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The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim
Category: Fiction | Series: VMC Designer Collection
A discreet advertisement in 'The Times', addressed to 'Those who Apppreciate Wisteria and Sunshine...' is the impetus for a revelatory month for four very different women. High above the bay on the Italian Riviera stands San Salvatore, a mediaeval castle. Beckoned to this haven are Mrs. Wilkins, Mrs ...Show more
The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim
Category: Fiction | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
A notice in "The Times" addressed to 'Those who Appreciate Wistaria and Sunshine' advertises a 'small mediaeval Italian Castle on the shores of the Mediterranean to be let furnished for the month of April'. Four very different women take up the offer, escaping dreary London for the sunshine of Italy. Am ...Show more
The Enchanted April (Macmillan Collector's Library) by Elizabeth von Arnim
Category: Fiction | Series: Macmillan Collector's Library
Originally published in 1922, Elizabeth Von Arnim's The Enchanted April is a charming and light-hearted novel about unlikely female friendships and the power of a blissful escape. Complete & Unabridged. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, cloth-bound, pocket-sized classi ...Show more
The Solitary Summer by Elizabeth Von Arnim
Category: Fiction | Series: Virago Modern Classics Ser.
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 time to grow. Nobody shall be invited to stay with me, and if anyone calls they will be told that I am out, or away, or sick . . . Wouldn't a whole lovely summer, quite alone ...Show more
Vera by Elizabeth von Arnim
Category: Fiction
First published in 1921 and believed to have been the inspiration for Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca, Vera is a darkly comic thriller which drew on the author's own experience of unsuccessful marriage. When Lucy Entwhistle's father dies suddenly, she is left alone in the world struggling to find her place ...Show more
Vera by Elizabeth von Arnim
Category: Fiction
A foreboding and darkly comic period thriller considered the inspiration for du Maurier's Rebecca, Vera is a deftly plotted masterpiece woven with intrigueWhen Lucy Entwhistle's father dies suddenly, she is left alone in the world struggling to find her place in life. But on the very same day she happen ...Show more
Vera by Elizabeth Von Arnim
Category: Fiction | Series: Vintage Classics Ser.
Lucy Entwhistle and Everard Wemyss are both reeling from recent unhappiness when they meet and swiftly fall in love. Lucy is Wemyss's 'sweet girl', and to Lucy, Everard is the whole world. The only blot on Lucy's happiness is the shadowy figure of Wemyss's first wife, Vera, who died in mysterious circum ...Show more
Vera: 8 Spoken Word CDs by Arnim, Elizabeth Von
Category: Audio Books
Best-selling classic. In print since 1921. Lucy Entwhistle's beloved father has just died; aged 22 she finds herself alone in the world. Leaning against her garden gate, dazed and unhappy, she is disturbed by the sudden appearance of the perspiring Mr Wemyss. This middle-aged man is also in mourning - f ...Show more