Howard, E: Cazalet 1/Light Years

When he woke, the sun had goneand the birds were making evening noises. He put on his shirt, and started home. . . He could tell by the state of the sun that he would have missed tea, butthere might be something he could coax out of themaids to last him until suppertime. He broke into a steady trot.

Every summer, the Cazalet brothers, Hugh, Edwardand Rupert, return to the family home in the heart of the Sussex countrysidewith their wives and children. There, they are joined by their parents andunmarried sister Rachel to enjoy two blissful months of picnics and childishgames. But despite the idyllic setting, nothing can be done to soothe thesiblings' heartache: Hugh is haunted by the ravages of war, Edward by hislatest infidelity and Rupert by his inability to please his demanding wife.Meanwhile Rachel risks losing her only chance at happiness because of herunflinching loyalty to the family.

Elegantly constructed and told with exceptional grace,The Light Years is a modern classic of contemporary English life and the beginning of an extraordinary family saga.

'This chronicle will be read, like Trollope, as aclassic about life in England in our century' Sybille Bedford
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