CASTING OFF

by Elizabeth Jane Howard

Genres: General Fiction

Synopsis

The aftermath of war, and the slow dawning of a new era of freedom and opportunity, shape the destinies of the Cazalets in the final volume of this magnificent family drama. Polly, Clary and Louise, now grown up, are ready to discover the truth about the adult world. While Rupert, Hugh and Edward must make the choices that will decide their own – and the family’s – future. For the Cazalets, and all those close to them, one end is another beginning...

‘The Cazalets have earned an honoured place among the great saga families... rendered thrillingly three-dimensional by a master craftsman.’ Sunday Telegraph

‘The author draws the reader with seemingly effortless grace, craft and intelligence into the inner lives of her characters, and into the subterranean emotions and loyalties of a family, and does so with a radiant humanity and truth.’ The Times

‘A dazzling historical reconstruction... much more than most novelists, she is interested in the quality of happiness... this is a superb chronicle.’ Penelope Fitzgerald, Daily Telegraph

Release date: April 26, 2016

Publisher: Washington Square Press

Print pages: 496