Elizabeth von Arnim (1866—1941) was born Mary Annette
Beauchamp in Sydney, Australia. Her first book, the
autobiographical novel Elizabeth and Her German Garden–inspired by
the grounds of the estate she shared with her husband, Count
Henning August von Arnim–was an enormous success. After the death
of her first husband, Elizabeth married Francis the second Earl
Russell, brother of Bertrand Russell. It was a disastrous marriage
and the two eventually separated. Von Arnim moved to the US at the
start of World War II, and spent her final years there.
Cathleen Schine has received wide acclaim for her five
previous novels: Alice in Bed, To the Birdhouse, The Evolution of
Jane, and the international bestsellers Rameau's Niece and The Love
Letter, both of which were made into feature films. She lives in
New York City.
"A pleasant...little story, with some neat phrasing and a genuine
feeling for color and for beauty."--The New York Times
"The Enchanted April sounds as if it would be an appallingly
cloying cream puff of a fairy tale, but that would be to ignore
that the author habitually kept a pot of lemon juice mixed with
vinegar beside her ink-pot. With this bracing element there is
additionally what can only be called a feast of flowers, hanging
from every wall and pouring scent over the company."--Times
Literary Supplement
"[A]n expression of the propensity of people to be blind to the
real secret of happiness, and that it showed how exquisitely men
and women get upon each others' nerves and how they suffer from
each others' egos."--National Review
"...extraordinarily well written...it is witty, human, often very
beautiful."--Punch
"[A] comedy of absolutely flawless mirth...a very beautiful...and
touching book."--Chris Morley
"[A] restful, funny, sumptuous, and invigorating vacation for the
mind and soul." --500 Great Books By Women
A particular kind of witty and well-constructed fiction, a sort of
sparkling Euclid, which nobody else can touch.
— Rebecca West
"A pleasant...little story, with some neat phrasing and a genuine
feeling for color and for beauty."--The New York Times
"The Enchanted April sounds as if it would be an appallingly
cloying cream puff of a fairy tale, but that would be to ignore
that the author habitually kept a pot of lemon juice mixed with
vinegar beside her ink-pot. With this bracing element there is
additionally what can only be called a feast of flowers, hanging
from every wall and pouring scent over the company."--Times
Literary Supplement
"[A]n expression of the propensity of people to be blind to the
real secret of happiness, and that it showed how exquisitely men
and women get upon each others' nerves and how they suffer from
each others' egos."--National Review
"...extraordinarily well written...it is witty, human, often very
beautiful."--Punch
"[A] comedy of absolutely flawless mirth...a very beautiful...and
touching book."--Chris Morley
"[A] restful, funny, sumptuous, and invigorating vacation for the
mind and soul." --500 Great Books By Women
A particular kind of witty and well-constructed fiction, a
sort of sparkling Euclid, which nobody else can touch.
- Rebecca West
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