It began in a women's club in London on a February afternoon. A discreet advertisement in The Times, addressed to "Those who Appreciate Wistaria and Sunshine..." lures four very different women away from the dismal British weather to San Salvatore, a castle high above a bay on the sunny Italian Riviera. There, the Mediterranean spirit stirs the souls of Mrs Arbuthnot, Mrs Wilkins, Lady Caroline Dester, and Mrs Fisher, and remarkable changes occur.
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Hi all. I'm in my 50's (that's relevant, i think), and I favor fiction. I like the british sensibility, and was introduced to the Forsyte Saga through audible ... loved it! I happen to also like Chinese writers, but they are not well represented yet at audible. Looking to follow readers with similar tastes ...
"barely makes 2 stars"
If this book hadn't been written in the 1920s, i'd have given it 1 star as a period novel. If you are looking for an excellent book of that approximate era, written in the early 1900s, read The Forsyte Saga. You will recognize a huge chasm between the writing styles, and, substantively, the author's perception of the female mind and character. Begrudgingly, 2 stars.