Marking Time by Elizabeth Jane Howard Paperback Book

Description: Marking Time by Elizabeth Jane Howard As war breaks out in Britain, Marking Time follows a family wondering if their lives will ever return to normal. The second book in the landmark Cazalet Chronicles, adapted into a BBC radio and TV series. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Beautifully and poignantly told, Marking Time is the second novel in Elizabeth Jane Howards bestselling family saga The Cazalet Chronicles, set during the onset of World War II.Compelling, moving, unputdownable . . . Maybe my favourite books ever - Marian Keyes, bestselling author of My Favourite MistakeHome Place, Sussex, 1939. As the shadows of the Second World War roll in, banishing the sun-drenched days of childish games and trips to the coast, a new generation of Cazalets takes up the familys story.Louise, who dreams of becoming a great actress, finds herself facing the harsh reality that her parents have their own lives with secrets, passions and yearnings. Clary, an aspiring writer, learns that her beloved father, Rupert, is now missing somewhere on the shores of France. And sensitive, imaginative Polly feels stuck, haunted by her nightmares about the war.She helps us to do the necessary thing - open our eyes and our hearts - Hilary Mantel, bestselling author of The Mirror and the LightMarking Time is the second volume of the extraordinary Cazalet Chronicles and a perfect addition to your collection. Marking Time is followed by Confusion, the third book in the series. Author Biography Elizabeth Jane Howard was the author of fifteen highly acclaimed novels. The Cazalet Chronicles - The Light Years, Marking Time, Confusion, Casting Off and All Change - have become established as modern classics and have been adapted for a major BBC television series and for BBC Radio 4. In 2000 she was awarded a CBE in the Queens Birthday Honours List, and in 2002 Macmillan published her autobiography, Slipstream. She died, aged ninety, at home in Suffolk on 2 January 2014. Review What magic transforms a book into a compelling, moving, unputdownable read? I dont 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. Theyre recognisably human: frustrating, flawed, lovable. Maybe my favourite books ever -- Marian Keyes, bestselling author of My Favourite MistakeShe 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 trilogyLike [Elena] Ferrante, Howards fictional sphere is domestic and yet reveals deeper truths about human nature -- Elizabeth Day, bestselling author of MagpieHoward is a sharp observer of human drama and psychology, and writes about pain, loss and longing superbly well -- Monica Ali, bestselling author of Love MarriageI dont know how Id managed to miss [The Cazalet Chronicles] until now, but theyre 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 FuneralA dazzling historical reconstruction -- Penelope Fitzgerald, Booker Prize-winning author of OffshoreCharming, 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 * Promotional The second book in the landmark Cazalet Chronicles, previously a BBC radio and TV series. As war breaks out in Britain, Marking Time follows a family wondering if their lives will ever return to normal. Details ISBN1035042452 Author Elizabeth Jane Howard Pages 624 Audience Age 18 Publisher Pan Macmillan Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781035042456 Format Paperback Publication Date 2024-06-27 Imprint Picador Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.914 Audience General UK Release Date 2024-06-27 Series Cazalet Chronicles ISBN-10 1035042452 NZ Release Date 2024-11-25 AU Release Date 2024-11-25 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160536083;

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