All Change (The Cazalet Chronicles #5)

As the old world begins to fade from view and a new dawn emerges, All Change marks the fifth and final volume in Elizabeth Jane Howard's bestselling Cazalet Chronicles.

It is the 1950s and as the Duchy, the Cazalets’ beloved matriarch, dies, she takes with her the last remnants of a disappearing world – houses with servants and cherished tradition – in which the Cazalets have thrived.

Louise, now divorced, becomes entangled in a painful affair, while Polly and Clary must balance marriage and motherhood with their own ideas and ambitions. Hugh and Edward, now in their sixties, feel ill-equipped for this changing world, while Villy, long abandoned by her husband, must at last learn to live independently. But it is Rachel, who has always lived for others, who will face her greatest challenges yet. And nothing will ever be the same again.

All Change is the heartbreaking and heartwarming final instalment of Elizabeth Jane Howard's bestselling series.

About the Author

Elizabeth Jane Howard (1923–2014) was the author of 15 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 2002 Macmillan published Elizabeth Jane Howard's autobiography, Slipstream. In that same year she was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. 

Praise for The Cazalet Chronicles

"What magic transforms a book into a compelling, moving, unputdownable read? I don’t 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. They’re recognisably human: frustrating, flawed, lovable. Maybe my favourite books ever" —Marian Keyes, bestselling author of My Favourite Mistake

"She 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 trilogy

"Like [Elena] Ferrante, Howard’s fictional sphere is domestic and yet reveals deeper truths about human nature" —Elizabeth Day, bestselling author of Magpie

"Howard is a sharp observer of human drama and psychology, and writes about pain, loss and longing superbly well" —Monica Ali, bestselling author of Love Marriage

"[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 Funeral

Dimensions: 13 x 3.6 x 19.8 cm