The Enchanted April [Paperback]

The charming, slyly comic novel of romantic longing and transformation that inspired the Oscar-nominated film
 
Four very different women, looking to escape dreary London for the sunshine of Italy, take up an offer advertised in theTimesfor 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.

An immediate bestseller upon its first publication, in 1922,The Enchanted Aprilset off a craze for tourism to the Italian Riviera that continues today. Published here to coincide with a contemporary retelling,Enchanted Augustby Brenda Bowen, it’s a witty ensemble piece and the perfect romantic rediscovery for fans of Jess Walter’sBeautiful Ruinsand Elizabeth Gilbert’sEat, Pray, Loveas well as ofDownton Abbeyand the hit movieThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.

For 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.“This delicious confection will work its magic on all.” —Daily Telegraph
 
“Extraordinarily well-written . . . It is witty, human, often very beautiful.” —Punch
 
“Brims with magic and laughter.” —The Guardian

“[One] of the wittiest novels in the English language . . . The ultimate renter’s novel: a month in and out of a gorgeous place where extraordinary thlƒ±