The Enchanted April : Four women find each other--and the castle of their dreams--through a classified ad in a London newspaper one rainy February afternoon. The ladies expect a pleasant holiday, but they don't anticipate that the month they spend in Portofino will reintroduce them to their true natures and reacquaint them with joy. Elizabeth and her German garden : The story is a year's diary written by the protagonist Elizabeth about her experiences learning gardening and interacting with her friends.