Publisher's Synopsis
A modest ancient castle for rent overlooking a port on the Italian Riviera is advertised in The Times, dedicated "To Those who Appreciate Wistaria and Sunshine." That April, four very different women are drawn to the Mediterranean shores: the dishevelled and downtrodden Mrs Wilkins, the melancholy, sweet-faced Mrs Arbuthnot, the formidable widow Mrs Fisher, and the gorgeous socialite Lady Caroline Dester. Unexpected changes occur when each blooms in the warmth of the Italian spring and finds their spirits stirring
