Enchanted April: Classic Collection (Classic Collection) [UNABRIDGED] (Audio CD)

~ Nadia May Elizabeth Von Arnim (Author)

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Review

"This excellent audio production comes right on the heels of the successful British film." -- Audiofile

"This excellent audio production comes right on the heels of the successful British film." --Audiofile --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

Product Description

Four very diverse women, all seeking revitalization from the dreary February rains of 1920s London, rent the small medieval castle of San Salvatore, nestled high above the bay of Portofino, Italy. Arriving at San Salvatore, they find it awash with the scent of flowers, its olive groves terracing down to the sun-warmed sea.

Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot are glad to leave their insipid duties and unresponsive husbands behind. The elderly Mrs. Fisher wishes only to sit in the sun and replay her youthful memories, and the bewitchingly beautiful Lady Caroline Dester desires to have seclusion from all her adoring suitors. Amid the canopies of fragrant wisteria, in the sweet sunshine and melodious silence, four lives are transformed and resuscitated by the magic of San Salvatore.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks; Unabridged edition (June 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786172924
• ISBN-13: 978-0786172924
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 5.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #652,194 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Enchanted April, October 31, 2007

By	J. Gager "jojojag" (Houston.TX) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is the way to spend a rainy afternoon, listening to a wonderful book. I have read it many times, seen the movie over and over again and now the audio book. Excellent choice!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars well crafted light classic, December 19, 2008

By	Sandra H. Stauffer - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a light classic. Very readable (listenable) with nice character exploration and development. Think Jane Austen writing Yaya Sisterhood (stylisticly-not plot). The moral and endings are satisfying. The reader sounds very much like Angela Landsbury. I "read" this book on CD every spring, or did until it was lost during a move.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful , July 21, 2008

By	Laura Wentworth "Theater Buff" (Orange, Calif.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I loved this book! It is so well written I can literly picture each one of these women and their lives.I would highly recomend this to anyone who enjoys English literature of the early 1900's. I wish they would release the movie on DVD for America. It is currently only on VHS.