In The Mountains By Elizabeth Von Arnim

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0120210531

Bearing the weight of devastating loss, a woman flees post-war London for the sanctuary of her Swiss chalet. As she lies in the sun and lets her gaze linger on her thin sliver of garden, the solitude and the clear air begin to do their work. Recording her thoughts in a journal, she eventually finds herself well enough to feel lonely and irritable - and then two English sisters arrive at her door...

This delightful short novel of 1920, from the author of ‘The Enchanted April', is a hymn to the restorative powers of nature, landscape and companionship.

Read by Ruth Gemmell
Written by Elizabeth von Arnim
Abridged by Clara Glynn
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie

A grief-stricken English woman flees to her Swiss chalet at the end of the Great War.

At the end of the First World War a troubled English woman seeks refuge in the Swiss Alps.

0220210601

Bearing the weight of devastating loss, a woman has fled post-war London for the sanctuary of her Swiss chalet. As she lies in the sun and lets her gaze linger on her thin sliver of garden, nature and solitude begin to do their work. Recording her thoughts in a journal, she eventually finds herself well enough to feel lonely and irritable - and then two English sisters arrive at her door...

Although the sunshine and clear air of an Alpine summer are helping to sooth the troubled narrator, an anniversary serves to remind her that bad memories are never far away.

This delightful short novel of 1920, from the author of ‘The Enchanted April', is a hymn to the restorative powers of nature, landscape and companionship.

Read by Ruth Gemmell
Written by Elizabeth von Arnim
Abridged by Clara Glynn
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie

The narrator faces a difficult day as troubling memories follow her to her Alpine refuge.

At the end of the First World War a troubled English woman seeks refuge in the Swiss Alps.

0320210602

Bearing the weight of devastating loss, a woman has fled post-war London for the sanctuary of her Swiss chalet. As she lies in the sun and lets her gaze linger on her thin sliver of garden, nature and solitude begin to do their work. Recording her thoughts in a journal, she eventually finds herself well enough to feel lonely and irritable - and then two English sisters arrive at her door...

The beauty of the Alps has done its work and the narrator is much restored. Her curiosity is aroused by her new companions and she's desperate to learn more about the widowed sisters, but the ladies are almost unbearably discreet.

This delightful short novel of 1920, from the author of ‘The Enchanted April', is a hymn to the restorative powers of nature, landscape and companionship.

Read by Ruth Gemmell
Written by Elizabeth von Arnim
Abridged by Clara Glynn
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie

Much restored, the narrator is desperate to learn more about her new companions.

At the end of the First World War a troubled English woman seeks refuge in the Swiss Alps.

0420210603

Bearing the weight of devastating loss, a woman has fled post-war London for the sanctuary of her Swiss chalet. As she lies in the sun and lets her gaze linger on her thin sliver of garden, nature and solitude begin to do their work. Recording her thoughts in a journal, she eventually finds herself well enough to feel lonely and irritable - and then two English sisters arrive at her door...

While the narrator is pleased that the sisters have agreed to keep her company at the chalet, Kitty and Dolly remain frustratingly tight-lipped about the past.

This delightful short novel of 1920, from the author of ‘The Enchanted April', is a hymn to the restorative powers of nature, landscape and companionship.

Read by Ruth Gemmell
Written by Elizabeth von Arnim
Abridged by Clara Glynn
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie

The narrator is delighted that the sisters have agreed to keep her company at the chalet.

At the end of the First World War a troubled English woman seeks refuge in the Swiss Alps.

0520210604

Bearing the weight of devastating loss, a woman has fled post-war London for the sanctuary of her Swiss chalet. As she lies in the sun and lets her gaze linger on her thin sliver of garden, nature and solitude begin to do their work. Recording her thoughts in a journal, she eventually finds herself well enough to feel lonely and irritable - and then two English sisters arrive at her door...

The clear Alpine air has done its work and the narrator is much restored. Contemplating a return to England, she worries about the fate of her companions.

This delightful short novel of 1920, from the author of ‘The Enchanted April', is a hymn to the restorative powers of nature, landscape and companionship.

Read by Ruth Gemmell
Written by Elizabeth von Arnim
Abridged by Clara Glynn
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie

Contemplating a return to England, the narrator worries about the fate of her companions.

At the end of the First World War a troubled English woman seeks refuge in the Swiss Alps.