{"product_id":"the-enchanted-april-paperback","title":"The Enchanted April - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Von Arnim\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBrenda Bowen\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe charming, slyly comic novel of romantic longing and transformation that inspired the Oscar-nominated film\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFour very different women, looking to escape dreary London for the sunshine of Italy, take up an offer advertised in the\u003ci\u003e Times\u003c\/i\u003e for a \"small medieval Italian Castle on the shores of the Mediterranean to be let furnished for the month of April.\" As each blossoms in the warmth of the Italian spring, quite unexpected changes occur. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn immediate bestseller upon its first publication, in 1922, \u003ci\u003eThe Enchanted April\u003c\/i\u003e set off a craze for tourism to the Italian Riviera that continues today. Published here to coincide with a contemporary retelling, \u003ci\u003eEnchanted August \u003c\/i\u003eby Brenda Bowen, it's a witty ensemble piece and the perfect romantic rediscovery for fans of Jess Walter's \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Ruins\u003c\/i\u003e and Elizabeth Gilbert's \u003ci\u003eEat, Pray, Love \u003c\/i\u003eas well as of \u003ci\u003eDownton Abbey \u003c\/i\u003eand the hit movie \u003ci\u003eThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth von Arnim\u003c\/b\u003e (1866-1941), a cousin of the writer Katharine Mansfield and a lover of H. G. Wells, wrote more than twenty books. Born in Australia, she spent most of her childhood in England and lived also in Germany, Switzerland, and France. She moved to the United States at the start of World War II and died in Charleston, South Carolina. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eBrenda Bowen\u003c\/b\u003e (introducer) is the author of the novel \u003ci\u003eEnchanted August, \u003c\/i\u003ea contemporary reimagining of \u003ci\u003eThe Enchanted April \u003c\/i\u003eset in Maine. A former children's book publisher, and now a literary agent, she has written more than forty books under the name Margaret McNamara. She lives in New York.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44376642027622,"sku":"9780143107736","price":24.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/ssfC5URb9q9780143107736.webp?v=1768863120","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-enchanted-april-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}