A discreet 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. Among the party are disheveled, downtrodden Mrs. Wilkins and sad, sweet-faced Mrs. Arbuthnot, both fleeing unappreciative husbands; ravishing socialite Lady Caroline, sick of being "grabbed" by lovestruck men; and the imperious Mrs. Fisher, a formidable widow who spends her time remembering the bearded "great men" she knew in her Victorian childhood. As each, in turn, blossoms in the warmth of the Italian spring, quite unexpected changes occur. Now, if the same transformations can be worked on their husbands and lovers, the enchantment will be complete. THE ENCHANTED APRIL was a bestseller in both England and the United States upon its publication in 1922, and set off a craze for... Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге ENCHANTED APRIL (VON ARNIM, ELIZABETH)