Announcing Our April Selection
Our heroines are in their 20s, 30s, 40s, and 60s, struggling with unhappiness and ready for a magical change of scenery
This Month, the Magic of the Italian Riviera
The votes are in and I am happy to announce our selected title for April 2025: The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim.
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Synopsis
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 the Times for 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 April set off a craze for tourism to the Italian Riviera that continues today.
Discussion Date and Details
Our live book discussion will take place on Wednesday, April 30 at 7 pm Central time. I’ll send the video link to subscribed members a few days before the discussion. Mark your calendars!
A Few Things Before You Go…
You have the chance to vote on future selections
Those of you who signed up as paying book club members will be able to vote on future book selections. Each month I will offer up 2 - 3 titles for your consideration, so keep an eye on your email for those notifications.
The member chat is now live
When I surveyed peoples’ interest in joining a book club like The Middle, the #1 feature members wanted was an active community chat. Great news is that Substack has a great chat function. I kicked us off by listing a few tidbits about me as a reader. Check it out and add a few tidbits of your own.
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See you on April 30th!
Until then, I’ll catch you in the chat.
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I fell off the book club bandwagon the last two months but I ordered the April book this morning - looking forward to it! When is the discussion?