What ho, device types! Hear that drum roll in the background? Knew you did. That's because I'm here to announce the selection for our next e-book read. By popular acclaim, we will be discussing The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim. $2.99 Kindle.
It's a lovely dreamy kind of novel that takes place in the Piedmont of Italy between the two world wars.
If you have a chance, please see the movie Enchanted April, as well as reading the book. I saw it l o n g ago, but retain a vague feeling of enchantment from having watched it. Terrific acting job by this cast: Miranda Richardson, Josie Lawrence, Polly Walker, Joan Plowright, Alfred Molina, Michael Kitchen, Jim Broadbent
UPDATE: A quick check of the website shows that our book is FREE!
If you liked E.M. Forster's A Room with a View, I think The Enchanted April will be your (excuse the pun) cup of tea.
New York Review Books Classics -- delicious reading, all of them. Each book is issued accompanied by an introduction by a current writer. Unfortunately, they are nearly all priced beyond the reach of our Rule (all selections under $8.00), except for our next read. To read more on this imprint, go to NYRB Classics.
I think we're going to enjoy this read.
A recipe for happiness: four [English] women, one medieval Italian castle, plenty of wisteria, and solitude as needed.
This is a small novel and may only require a single discussion diary, so please have read the book by our meet date of Oct. 20th at 2 PM ET. Thank you. And see you then!