The Light Years - The Cazalet Chronicles

Told with exceptional grace, The Light Years is a modern classic of twentieth-century English life and is the first novel in Elizabeth Jane Howard''s extraordinary, bestselling family saga, The Cazalet Chronicles. ''Compelling, moving, unputdownable . . . Maybe my favourite books ever'' - Marian Keyes, bestselling author of My Favourite Mistake 1937. Every summer, the Cazalet brothers - Hugh, Edward and Rupert - return to the family home in the heart of the Sussex countryside with their wives and children. There, they are joined by their formidable parents and unmarried sister Rachel to enjoy two glorious months of picnics, games and sun-drenched excursions to the coast. But not even this idyllic setting can soothe the siblings'' fears and heartache. Hugh, haunted by memories of the Great War, is terrified at the looming prospect of a second; Edward, charming and handsome, is torn between his wife and his latest infidelity; and Rupert, a talented painter, is in turmoil over his inability to please his demanding new wife. Meanwhile, Rachel''s unflinching loyalty to the family means risking her one chance at happiness . . . ''She helps us to do the necessary thing - open our eyes and our hearts'' - Hilary Mantel, bestselling author of The Mirror and the Light The Light Years is the first volume in the extraordinary Cazalet Chronicles. Continue the dazzling historical series with Marking Time .

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Jane Howard
• Publisher: Picador Uk
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 27.06.2024
• EAN: 9781035042449
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3504244-9
• No. of pages: 592
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 197 mm x 36 mm
• Series: Picador Classic; Cazalet Chronicles
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Sussex, Sagas, Historical romance, FICTION / Sagas, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Romance / Historical / 20th Century, FICTION / Classics, FICTION / Family Life / Siblings, FICTION / Family Life / Marriage & Divorce, Family life fiction, Romance: wholesome, Relating to lesbians, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), FICTION / World Literature / England / 20th Century, Saga fiction (family / generational sagas), Classic fiction: general and literary