April Reading Together Date
The Enchanted April & The Scent of Water Updates
*slight spoiler alert*
This text is one of many from my 81yo mum who’s just reading the Enchanted April for the first time, I love seeing her delight and engagement.
Greetings fellow bookish friends,
How are you getting on with your reading? I am just over half way on The Scent of Water but hope to finish that next week. As you may know it was an added extra so there’s no pressure to get that one done but I am keen to join Sarah Clarkson on her Patreon for her thoughts and presentation of it’s themes when she hosts her book club soon. I’m excited to learn from Sarah’s expert guidance so I may not cover this in conversation myself but we’ll see.
Next up: The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim.
Let’s book a virtual fireside/poolside Zoom Tuesday 30th April, 8pm BST. Let me know if you can or cannot make it, I am open to tweak that date if it means more of us can hop on. The Zoom room chats are for paid subscribers, would you consider upgrading to paid and in doing so support my work?
We’ve just gone forward an hour for springtime so please check your clocks and we will hopefully all converge at the same time.
This will be my fourth read through of this most delightful book and each time I see fresh aspects of the themes and characters portrayed. I’m really looking forward to hearing your takeaways.
You will find some pre-read thoughtful prompts here if you’d find that helpful.
Can Soft People & Places Soften Hearts?
San Salvatore promises ‘Wisteria and Sunshine’ to those in desperate need of respite. On a very wet, very grey February London morning, an advert in the The Times finds Mrs Wilkins and Mrs Arbuthnot desperate for such an escape. Elizabeth von Arnim’s book The Enchanted April is a delicate look into the frailties of human nature, the subtle complexities …
I anticipate this time together with much delight, have a wonderful bookish April.
Jacqui X
Dear me. I've joined late. Not sure I'll get this one finished in time for the discussion, but I will try! I'm also on @sarahclarkson's Patreon and I just listened to her post on "The Scent of Water". She illumined many themes for me. I read that one last year.
Just begun Enchanted April on audible ♡.