Today’s Groupon offers five Elizabeth Jane Howard Cazalet Chronicles books.

Titles In This Set

• All Change
• The Light Years
• Marking Time
• Confusion
• Casting Off

All Change

It is the 1950s and as the Duchy, the Cazalets beloved matriarch, dies, she takes with her the last remnants of a disappearing world of houses with servants, of class and 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, are feeling ill-equipped for this modern 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. Events converge at Christmas; as a new generation of Cazalets descends on Home Place. Only one thing is certain: nothing will ever be the same again. Elizabeth Jane Howard 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 All Change is the fifth novel in The Cazalet Chronicles. Read from the beginning of the series: The Light Years, Marking Time, Casting Off and Confusion.

The Light Years

Home Place, Sussex, 1937. The English family at home. For two unforgettable summers, they gathered together, safe from the advancing storm clouds of war. In the heart of the Sussex countryside, these were still sunlit days of childish games, lavish family meals and picnics on the beach. Three generations of the Cazalet family. Their relatives, their children and their servants - and the fascinating triangle of their affairs. The Light Years is the first volume in The Cazalet Chronicles. The next novel in the series is Marking Time.

Marking Time

Home Place, Sussex, 1939. The English family at war. The sunlit days of childish games and family meals are over, as the shadows of war roll in to cloud the lives of one English family. At Home Place, the windows are blacked out and food is becoming scarce as a new generation of Cazalets takes up the story. Louise dreams of being a great actress, Clary is an aspiring writer, while Polly, is burdened with knowledge and the need to share it. Marking Time is the second volume in The Cazalet Chronicles. The next novel in the series is Confusion.

Confusion

London and Sussex, 1942. The English family in turmoil. The long, dark days of struggle provide the poignant background to the third book of the Cazalet Chronicles. As the war enters its fourth year, chaos has become a way of life. Both in the still peaceful Sussex countryside, and in air-raid-threatened London, the divided Cazalets begin to find the battle for survival echoing the confusion in their own lives. Confusion is the third volume in The Cazalet Chronicles. The next novel in the series is Casting Off.

Casting Off

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 saga. 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. Casting off is the fourth volume of The Cazalet Chronicles. The next book in the series is All Change. Read from the beginning of the series: The Light Years, Marking Time and Confusion.