Elizabeth Jane Howard Boeken

(2nd in "The Cazalet Chronicle" series) Volume two of the Cazalet Chronicles turns to the Cazalet children. Sixteen-year-old Louise, Edward and Villy's daughter, moves out into the world, discovering at drama school a casualness towards language and sex that would shock her parents - as much as their secret lives would shock her. And Polly, now fourteen, finds that war cannot forestall the pangs of adolescence, while another fourteen-year-old, Clary, is the one hit hardest by the war: her father, Rupert, has been reported missing after Dunkirk. While the rest of the family gradually accepts that he must be dead, Clary clings to the belief that he is alive. "Deeply romantic without ever straying into the maudlin or sentimental . . . a triumph of authentic nostalgia." (The Times of London)

De oorlog is voorbij, maar voor de Cazalets is het leven er niet per se makkelijker op geworden. Rupert moet weer wennen aan het burgerbestaan in Engeland. Zijn vrouw Zoë en hij koesteren allebei een ongemakkelijk geheim. Louise zit vast in een liefdeloos huwelijk en is naarstig op zoek naar een uitweg, terwijl Clary en Polly volwassen worden in een wereld die voorgoed is veranderd. Ondertussen moeten hun ouders beslissen waar ze in Londen gaan wonen en breekt voor Edward het uur der waarheid aan ten aanzien van zijn huwelijk. En op de achtergrond valt het Engelse wereldrijk uit elkaar.

Het zijn de lange, donkere jaren van de oorlog, met voedselschaarste, de constante dreiging vanuit de lucht, berichten van gesneuvelde vrienden en geliefden. De chaos op het wereldtoneel wordt weerspiegeld in de turbulente privélevens van de Cazalets. Tot ieders verbazing stort de eigenzinnige Louise zich in een ongelukkig huwelijk met de veel oudere, ambitieuze Michael. Polly moet wennen aan het leven na de dood van haar geliefde moeder. Zoë begint een affaire met een getroebleerde Amerikaan. Terwijl Clary probeert de hoop levend te houden dat haar vader ooit ongedeerd uit Frankrijk terug zal keren.

Het is halverwege de jaren ’50. De baronie is overleden, en met haar lijkt een heel tijdperk voorgoed verdwenen. Hoewel de oorlog al tien jaar achter de Cazalets ligt, voelen haar kinderen, kleinkinderen en achterkleinkinderen nog steeds de naschokken ervan. Het familiebedrijf wankelt, maar de broers Hugh en Edward kunnen het sinds Edwards scheiding van Villy vrijwel nergens over eens worden, en Rupert is te aarzelend om de doorslag te geven. Edwards dochter Louise, inmiddels gescheiden, is de maîtresse van een rijke getrouwde man. Haar nichten Polly en Clary proberen het huwelijk en moederschap te combineren met hun professionele ambities. Maar het is de opofferingsgezinde Rachel die voor de grootste uitdagingen zal komen te staan wanneer ook het voortbestaan van hun geliefde Home Place op het spel staat.

Verslag van het leven, de liefdes en de literaire ontwikkeling van de Engelse romanschrijfster, waarin zij laat zien hoe nauw verweven geliefde werken als 'De Cazalets' zijn met haar eigen levensverhaal.

De nadagen van het victoriaanse Engeland en de eerste onzekere jaren na het einde van de oorlog vormen de achtergrond van de vierdelige 'Cazalet-kronieken' van Elizabeth Jane Howard, die de periode 1937-1947 omspannen. Deel 1, 'Lichte jaren', begint eind jaren dertig, in de laatste gouden jaren voor het uitbreken van de Tweede Wereldoorlog. In de zomermaanden komen drie generaties van de familie Cazalet bij elkaar op hun familielandgoed vlak buiten Londen. Ze vullen hun dagen met kinderspelletjes in het bos, picknicken op het strand, gin-tonics in de tuin, feestmalen in de eetkamer. Het is een zonovergoten, onbekommerde tijd - maar onder de idyllische oppervlakte broeien er affaires en gefnuikte ambities; en de oorlog werpt zijn schaduw vooruit.

It's 1942 and the dark days of war seem never-ending. Scattered across the still-peaceful Sussex countryside and air-raid-threatened London, the divided Cazalets begin to find the battle for survival echoing the confusion in their own lives. Headstrong, independent Louise surprises the whole family when she abandons her dreams of being an actress and instead makes a society marriage. Polly and Clary, now in their late teens, finally fulfil their ambition of living together in London, but the reality of the city is not quite what they imagined. Polly is struggling to come to terms with the death of her mother and manage her grieving father. Clary, meanwhile, is painfully aware that what she lacks in beauty she makes up for in intelligence, and is the only member of the family who believes that her fther might not be dead..

The third book in the landmark Cazalet Chronicles, previously a BBC radio and TV series. Set in wartime Britain, Confusion follows the relationships of the Cazalet family and their lives, loves, and losses.

With peace finally declared, Casting Off follows the challenges of the Cazalet family emerging from war-torn Britain. This is the fourth book in the landmark Cazalet Chronicles, adapted into a BBC radio and TV series.

It is twenty years since Julius died, but his last heroic action still affects the lives of the people he left behind. Emma, his youngest daughter, twenty-seven years old and afraid of men. Cressida, her sister, a war widow, blindly searching for love in her affairs with married men. Esme, Julius’ widow, still attractive at fifty-eight, but aimlessly lost in the routine of her perfect home. Felix, Esme’s old lover, who left her when Julius died and who is still plagued by guilt for his action. And Dan, an outsider. Throughout a disastrous — and revelatory — weekend in Sussex, the influence of the dead Julius slowly emerges.

A delightful companion for all those with a love of gardens and of the very best garden writing.

"Born in 1923 and raised in the austere yet close embrace of a large Edwardian family, privately educated at home, unsure of herself, of her worth and of her intelligence, Elizabeth Jane Howard's story reflects that of a generation of English women. The War and short-lived careers as an actress, model, and publishing editor gave her a degree of independence and experience that had been closed to her forebears, and brought her into contact with the artistic community that was to encompass her professional and private life. Her first novel was published in 1950 and her most recent in 1999." "Her circle of friends has included some of the most interesting writers and thinkers of the day - Laurie Lee, Arthur Koestler, Olivia Manning, Cyril Connolly, Ken Tynan and Cecil Day-Lewis, among many others. She has been married three times - firstly to Peter Scott, the naturalist and son of Captain Scott, and most famously and tempestously to Kingsley Amis."--Jacket

May`s second marriage to Colonel Herbert Brown-Lacy is turning out to be a terrible mistake. Her children leave home to escape the Colonel, and his behaviour is beginning to become more and more sinister. " The Beautiful Visit" was awarded the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize.

The author attempts to capture the longing, excitement and comedy of adolescence in this story of a young girl growing up in the years around World War I. By the author of " The Beautiful Visit" , which won the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize.

The classic work that introduced the concept of the Garden City. Originally published in 1898 as To-Morrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Reform and reissued in 1902 under its present title, Garden Cities of To-Morrow holds a unique place in town planning literature. The book led directly to two experiments in town-founding that have had a profound influence on practical urban development around the world. The book was also responsible for the introduction of the term Garden City, and set into motion ideas that helped transform town planning.

Nine stories with themes ranging from marital infidelity to the macabre explore the passion, trust, confusion, and betrayal of human sentiments

Set in the late 1960s in Melton, a small town in the West Country, this novel tells a story that revolves around a disparate group of people who come together there to establish an arts festival. It is about their intertwining relationships and how they come to love, and not to love each other in different ways and why.

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Henry, un uomo di oltre sessant'anni, vive sulla barca di amici e ha avuto un'esistenza segnata dalla sfortuna e dalla crudeltà femminile. Nonostante la sua solitudine e le difficoltà economiche, conserva un certo fascino. Daisy, una drammaturga di successo, ha anch'essa superato i sessant'anni e vive in un cottage di campagna, riflettendo sul vuoto affettivo che nessun uomo potrà più colmare, pur desiderando ancora di essere amata. Quando Henry si offre come giardiniere, Daisy inizialmente è scettica, ma la sua necessità di affetto la porta ad accoglierlo nella sua vita. La tensione sessuale tra i due cresce lentamente, tanto che Daisy perde di vista la vera natura di Henry, ignorando gli avvertimenti di amici e figlia, che esprimono preoccupazione. In questo romanzo, l'autrice della saga dei Cazalet condivide una tragica esperienza personale, rivelandosi con sincerità e umiltà. "Perdersi" è un ritratto di un plagio psicologico e un profondo scavo nella mente malata, offrendo una testimonianza preziosa e confermando il suo straordinario talento narrativo.

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Nach -Sommerjahre- und -Septemberhimmel- erzählt der dritte und vorletzte Band der Cazalet-Chronik von den Geschicken der englischen Großfamilie in den Jahren 1942 bis 1945. Im Mittelpunkt stehen die Irrungen und Wirrungen der Töchter Polly, Clary und Louise. Sie sind zu jungen Frauen herangewachsen, die ihr Lebensglück suchen, dabei aber manche Niederlage verkraften müssen.

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