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.
'What magic transforms a book into a compelling, moving, unputdownable read? . . . 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, classes and 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 Wolf Hall
All Change is the heartbreaking and heartwarming final instalment of Elizabeth Jane Howard's bestselling series.
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9781529049466
Number of pages: 592
Weight: 386 g
Dimensions: 197 x 131 x 41 mm
If I were sent to a desert island with one book this would be my choice - Her Majesty Queen Camilla
Charming, poignant and quite irresistible . . . to be cherished and shared - The Times
Elizabeth Jane Howard 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, author of Wolf Hall
The Cazalets have earned an honoured place among the great saga families . . . rendered thrillingly three-dimensional by a master craftsman - Sunday Telegraph
Heartwarming and wise - Observer
A family saga of the best kind . . . a must - Tatler
Beautifully written and utterly engrossing - Woman & Home
Superb . . . hypnotic . . . very funny - Spectator
Evocative and gracefully written - Cosmopolitan
A dazzling historical reconstruction - Penelope Fitzgerald, Booker Prize-winning author of Offshore
This chronicle will be read, like Trollope, as a classic about life in England in our century - Sybille Bedford, author of A Legacy and Jigsaw
Gloriously addictive . . . Family loyalty, betrayals, triumphs, tragedy, births and deaths are all blissfully here, and you become emotionally absorbed in the fate of each character - Daily Mail
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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