Collins Classics — THE ENCHANTED APRIL

HarperCollins is proud to present a range of best-loved essential classics.Seeking escape from their unfulfilling marriages and monotonous lives in 1920s England two women become transfixed by an advertisement to rent a medieval Italian castle for the month of April. Lotty Wilkins who feels stifled by her solicitor husband and pious Rose Arbuthnot discontented in her relationship are joined by two strangers – the glamorous socialite Lady Caroline Dester and the elderly Mrs Fisher – and embark on a journey of self-discovery and unexpected friendship that will change their lives forever.First published in 1922 and later adapted into a film Elizabeth von Arnim’s most celebrated novel is a love letter to the power of travel transporting readers to the sun-drenched paradise of the Mediterranean.