A charming Italian castle holds the key to happiness for four English women in this classic by the author of Elizabeth and Her German Garden. It begins on a rainy London afternoon in February. Four ladies, whose only common trait is dissatisfaction with life, answer an ad placed in the advice column of The Times. Addressed "To Those Who Appreciate Wistaria and Sunshine," it offers the opportunity to rent a fully-furnished medieval Italian castle in Portofino along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea for the month of April-servants included. A peaceful holiday is all the ladies are expecting, but the sunny warmth of the Italian spring is about to change their

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