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The third in the celebrated Cazalet Chronicles.
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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 Chronicle. 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...
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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This is the third volume in the Cazalet Chronicles and it is just as enthralling as the first two. I listened to the first two books on audio (read by Jill Balcon, a magnificent reading), but I just couldn't wait to find out what happened next, so I've just devoured Confusion, and I'm about to start Casting off, the final volume. The Cazalets are a middle-class family during WWII. They are based at Home Place in Sussex, but as the children grow older, and the war intrudes on their lives, the focus of the series has widened. Elizabeth Jane Howard's great gift is to make the reader care about all the characters. The book is divided into sections focussing on one character at a time, and I would become so involved in that character's life that it was often hard to move on to the next section. After half a page, I was just as involved in the next section! The development of the characters is excellent. Zoe, who begins as a beautiful, spoilt girl with no thoughts beyond her own beauty and her own pleasure, has become a much more complex character by the end of the third book. The girls, Louise, Clary and Polly have grown up so convincingly. Rachel, the unmarried dutiful daughter is perfect. Maybe the most interesting character is Archie Lestrange, who becomes a friend and confidant to the whole family. His role as a man who is "practically one of the family" yet also an outsider is fascinating. I can't wait to read the final volume and see what happens to these people who have become so real to me.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Any reader who enjoys a family saga must read the Cazalet Chronicles. Although there is a complex number of family members at first, a family list is provided for reference and every character is beautifully drawn. The Chronicles cover the members of this middle-class family and their relationships from pre-to -post World War 2 and their coming to terms with the social changes this creates for them all. Set in both Kent and London they are a warm and yet often thought provoking set of novels, with characters one can identify with and care about. Elizabeth Jane Howards's writing is in beautiful English which is a joy to read and justifies the opinion that the Cazalet Chronicles are considered modern classics. Please read them all in order.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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This book, the third in 'The Cazalet Chronicle' series, is just as spellbinding as the previous two volumes of this family saga. The Cazalets and their friends, family and servants have by now become like friends to me and the standard of Howard's story-telling shows no sign of waning. I can't wait to start the fourth book. If you enjoy The Cazalet series, I also recommend you read Rosamund Pilcher's 'Coming Home'.
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