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I finally found my enchanting summer book of the year by early September, though this would be a good one to pick up during the doldrums of February. A group of four very different women, all strangers to each other, decide to split the cost of renting a castle on the Italian coast for the month of April. As expected, there are clashes of personality and selfishness at first (not to mention an exploding patented bath...), but this fantasy Italian atmosphere works its magic in a rather charming w
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This is an easy read that made me long for vacation. The book brings together four near-strangers who club together to rent a castle in Italy for the month of April. All of the parts of the book that took place in Italy were lovely and I enjoyed the slow introduction of additional guests to the villa.
The parts of the book that took place in England as they dithered about whether they could really go, whether they could really afford it, and whether their husbands would mind took far too long and ...more
The parts of the book that took place in England as they dithered about whether they could really go, whether they could really afford it, and whether their husbands would mind took far too long and ...more
Aug 18, 2020
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This was fun and simple. It reminded me quite a bit of I Capture the Castle, but less subtle if such a thing is even possible.
The events are heavy-handed. Lotty has near-magical empathy powers; the house transforms everyone who goes there for the better, even the curmudgeonly Mrs. Fisher, restoring old love and creating new.
But for a quick summer read, I didn't mind. And the characters are charming and the setting is well done, which is probably what has made this one stand the test of time a bi ...more
The events are heavy-handed. Lotty has near-magical empathy powers; the house transforms everyone who goes there for the better, even the curmudgeonly Mrs. Fisher, restoring old love and creating new.
But for a quick summer read, I didn't mind. And the characters are charming and the setting is well done, which is probably what has made this one stand the test of time a bi ...more
May 28, 2011
Heather (DeathByBook)
marked it as to-read
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Joy
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