A discrete advertisement in "The Times," addressed to "thosewho appreciate wisteria and sunshine," is the prelude to arevelatory month for four very different women. High above a bay onthe Italian Riviera stands the medieval castle San Salvatore.Beckoned to this haven are Mrs. Wilkins, Mrs. Arbuthnot, Mrs.Fisher, and Lady Caroline Dester, each quietly craving a respite.Lulled by the gentle spirit of the Mediterranean, they graduallyshed their public skins, discovering a harmony each of them haslonged for but none has ever known. First published in 1922, thiscaptivating novel is imbued with the descriptive power andlighthearted irreverence for which Elizabeth von Arnim isrenowned.
【作者简介】
Elizabeth von Arnim was born in Australia in 1866. In 1894 sheand her first husband moved to Nassenheide which was wittilyencapsulated in her most famous novel, Elizabeth and her GermanGarden. She was described by Alice Meynell as 'one of the threefinest wits of her day'.
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