Casting Off

The Second World War has finally ended and so begins a new era of freedom and opportunity for the Cazalet family in Casting Off , the fourth novel in Elizabeth Jane Howard''s magnificent Cazalet Chronicles. ''Compelling, moving, unputdownable . . . Maybe my favourite books ever'' - Marian Keyes, bestselling author of My Favourite Mistake The Cazalet cousins are now in their twenties, trying to piece together their lives in the aftermath of the Second World War. Louise is faced with her father''s new mistress and her mother''s grief at his betrayal, while suffering a loveless marriage of her own. Clary is struggling to understand why her beloved father chose to stay in France long after it was safe to return to Britain, and both she and Polly are madly in love with much older men. As Polly, Clary and Louise face the truth about the adult world, their fathers - Rupert, Hugh and Edward - must make choices that will decide their own, and the family''s, future. ''She helps us to do the necessary thing - open our eyes and our hearts'' - Hilary Mantel, bestselling author of The Mirror and the Light Casting Off is the heartbreaking and heartwarming fourth instalment of Elizabeth Jane Howard''s bestselling series. It is followed by All Change , the fifth and final book in the series.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Elizabeth Jane Howard
• Editore: Picador Uk
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 18 anni
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 27.06.2024
• EAN: 9781035042470
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3504247-0
• Pagine: 656
• Dimensioni: 132 mm x 197 mm x 40 mm
• Serie: Cazalet Chronicles
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi; Narrativa > Romanzi > Letteratura contemporanea (dal 1945); London, Greater London, Sussex, Sagas, Historical romance, FICTION / Sagas, FICTION / Family Life / General, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Romance / Historical / 20th Century, FICTION / Classics, Family life fiction, Romance: wholesome, Relating to lesbians, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, c 1940 to c 1949, C 1945 To C 1960, FICTION / Romance / LGBTQ+ / Lesbian, FICTION / World Literature / England / 20th Century, Saga fiction (family / generational sagas)