Casting Off - (Cazalet Chronicle) by Elizabeth Jane Howard (Paperback)

About the Book

The long-awaited final volume of Howard's superb quartet of novels that chronicles the lives of an extended family. With the excitement of VE Day come and gone, England remains locked in the drab grip of deprivation. Against this backdrop of a crumbling empire, a number of startling events unfolds, including deaths, weddings, a shattering pregnancy, and divorces.

Book Synopsis

In the fourth "marvelous, magical and mesmerizing" (Publishing News, London) novel in the beloved Cazalet family saga, the cousins are now in their twenties, trying to piece together their lives in the aftermath of World War II.

The excitement of Victory in Europe Day has come and gone, and England remains locked in the drab grip of privation. Polly and Clary Cazalet, now twenty and sharing a London flat, question whether life will ever get easier. Against the backdrop of a crumbling empire, the Cazalets and their family, friends, and lovers watch a number of startling events unfold: deaths, weddings, a shattering pregnancy, divorces.

With deep insight, imagination, and passion, Elizabeth Jane Howard shapes the destinies of these characters who have become like our own dear family and friends. For some, the future holds only uncertainty--for others, unexpected happiness. And for fans of the Cazalet Chronicles, new and old, Casting Off presents a true gem of absolute, unforgettable storytelling pleasure.

About the Author

Elizabeth Jane Howard was a highly acclaimed English novelist, as well as an actress, model, and playwright. In 1951 she won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize for her first novel, The Beautiful Visit. Six books followed before she wrote her best-known work, The Cazalet Chronicles, a five-part bestselling series about a multigenerational family during wartime Britain. All novels--The Light Years, Marking Time, Confusion, Casting Off, and All Change--have become modern classics and were adapted into a major BBC radio and TV series.