Elizabeth von Arnim
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Set in the 1920s, this "funny, sumptuous, and invigorating vacation for the mind and soul" (500 Great Books by Women) gained renewed attention followi
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ng the release of a 1991 Academy Award-nominated film adaptation directed by Mike Newell. The film stars Miranda Richardson, Josie Lawrence, Polly Walker, Joan Plowright, Alfred Molina, Jim Broadbent, and more.
While The Enchanted April might seem like a sugary fairy tale at first glance, The Times Literary Supplement notes, "it would be a mistake to overlook the author's tendency to keep a pot of lemon juice mixed with vinegar beside her ink-pot."
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