As the old world begins to fade from view and a new dawn emerges, All Change marks the fifth and final volume in Elizabeth Jane Howard's bestselling Cazalet Chronicles.
'Compelling, moving, unputdownable . . . Maybe my favourite books ever' - Marian Keyes, bestselling author of My Favourite Mistake
It is the 1950s and as the Duchy, the Cazalets’ beloved matriarch, dies, she takes with her the last remnants of a disappearing world – houses with servants and cherished tradition – in which the Cazalets have thrived.
Louise, now divorced, becomes entangled in a painful affair, while Polly and Clary must balance marriage and motherhood with their own ideas and ambitions. Hugh and Edward, now in their sixties, feel ill-equipped for this changing world, while Villy, long abandoned by her husband, must at last learn to live independently. But it is Rachel, who has always lived for others, who will face her greatest challenges yet. And nothing will ever be the same again.
'She helps us to do the necessary thing – open our eyes and our hearts' – Hilary Mantel, bestselling author of The Mirror and the Light
All Change is the heartbreaking and heartwarming final instalment of Elizabeth Jane Howard's bestselling series.
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9781035042487
Number of pages: 592
Weight: 398 g
Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 36 mm
What magic transforms a book into a compelling, moving, unputdownable read? I don’t know, but whatever it is, [The Cazalet Chronicles] have it. The characters! I cared about them so much. They behave in interesting, venal, believable ways. They’re recognisably human: frustrating, flawed, lovable. Maybe my favourite books ever - Marian Keyes, bestselling author of My Favourite Mistake
She is one of those novelists who shows, through her work, what the novel is for . . . She helps us to do the necessary thing – open our eyes and our hearts - Hilary Mantel, bestselling author of the Wolf Hall trilogy
Like [Elena] Ferrante, Howard’s fictional sphere is domestic and yet reveals deeper truths about human nature - Elizabeth Day, bestselling author of Magpie
Howard is a sharp observer of human drama and psychology, and writes about pain, loss and longing superbly well - Monica Ali, bestselling author of Love Marriage
I don’t know how I’d managed to miss [The Cazalet Chronicles] until now, but they’re absolute heaven - Meg Mason, bestselling author of Sorrow and Bliss
[N]o detail is too small to be included, so charged with significance is the material envelope of that lost world - Tessa Hadley, bestselling author of After the Funeral
A dazzling historical reconstruction - Penelope Fitzgerald, Booker Prize-winning author of Offshore
Charming, poignant and quite irresistible . . . to be cherished and shared - The Times
The Cazalets have earned an honoured place among the great saga families . . . rendered thrillingly three-dimensional by a master craftsman - Sunday Telegraph
Don't read this book until you have read the preceding four books in the series. It probably does work as a stand alone - the family tree/who's who at the beginning will help and the author will give you... More
The book begins in 1956 and the passing of an old lady otherwise known as the ‘Duchy’. The book then goes onto each of the Duchy’s four children, Rachel, Edward, Hugo and Rupert and their families. It goes into life... More
Having recently re-read the Cazalet Chronicles I was delighted to hear that there was another book in the series. It was lovely to continue to follow the lives of the family members from the previous books and to get... More
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