Beautifully and poignantly told, Marking Time is the second novel in Elizabeth Jane Howard’s 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 sundrenched days of childish games and trips to the coast, a new generation of Cazalets takes up the family’s 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 Light
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9781035042456
Idioma: Inglés
Encuadernación: Tapa blanda
Fecha de lanzamiento: 27/06/2024
Especificaciones del producto
Escrito por Elizabeth Jane Howard
Elizabeth Jane Howard (Londres, 1923-Suffolk, 2014) escribió quince novelas que recibieron una extraordinaria acogida de público y crítica. Los cinco volúmenes de Crónica de los Cazalet, convertidos ya en un hito inexcusable dentro de las letras inglesas, fueron adaptados con gran éxito a la televisión y a la radio por la BBC. En el año 2002, su autora fue nombrada Comandante de la Orden del Imperio Británico.