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The Light Years: Cazalet Chronicle, Volume 1 (Unabridged)
 
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The Light Years: Cazalet Chronicle, Volume 1 (Unabridged) [Audio Download]

by Elizabeth Jane Howard (Author), Jill Balcon (Narrator)
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  • Listening Length: 16 hours and 50 minutes
  • Program Type: Audiobook
  • Version: Unabridged
  • Publisher: AudioGO Ltd.
  • Audible Release Date: 1 July 2011
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B005AJOCW8
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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The tangled lives of three generations evoke a vanished world in this, the first volume of the Cazalet Chronicle.

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 played out their lives - with their relatives, their children and their servants - and the fascinating triangle of their affairs....

©1990 Elizabeth Jane Howard; (P)2011 AudioGo Ltd
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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Fascinating read 5 Nov 2002
Format:Paperback
Not having been born until 1973, and growing up in another country, I can't say whether Elizabeth Jane Howard's fictitious account of the life and lives of an English family during WWII and beyond is historically accurate or not, but with this much detail, she must be writing either from her own experience or from extensive research. It certainly felt very real to me.

Told from the points of view of different members of this large, extended upper-class family and its household, The Light Years gives an account of English life in the lead up to the second world war. The author gives fine details of the running of the household inside the family's country manor, the social conditions of that time and the political situation as seen through the eyes of young, middle-aged and elderly, male and female, upper, middle and lower classes, providing a fantastic tapestry of life at that time.

All of this detail could have the potential to be dry and boring, but the characters are so beautifully and realistically drawn that the reader can't help but be drawn right inside the novel and feel a part of the family. These characters begin to affect the reader in a way that is rarely seen, and after finishing "The Light Years", I couldn't wait to begin the second instalment, "Marking Time".

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
if you do nothing else this year, buy the four books in the Cazalet Chronicles, they are absolutely fantastic - I deliberately tried to read the fourth and last one slowly because I didnt want it to end, but Jane Howard is such a good writer that I couldnt help myself. I have kept them and will read them again in a year or so, they are set to become "old friends" - definitely not a set that will be passed onto the PDSA shop (sorry PDSA)....
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Totally absorbing 29 Jun 2008
Format:Paperback
This is the first book by Elizabeth Jane Howard that I have read and I loved every moment of it. The pace never slackens and I found myself wasting no opportunity to settle down and read some more. Although there are so many characters they are all so well drawn that they do not become confused. They are all likeable people, despite their flaws and foibles. What struck me most was that I actually cared about what happened to each and every one of them. The period details are not laboured but the atmosphere is unmistakeable. Can't wait for the sequel to be delivered to see what happens to the fascinating Cazalets next.
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Entertaining but mistakes in ebook!
Enjoying this book but seems to be a number of errors in the ebook. Missing paragraph early on and Edward has inexplicably turned into Hugh mid way! All a bit confusing...
Published 22 days ago by Little Miss Endpaper
The absorbing creation of another time
I have the habit of annotating books and I note that I bought the Light Years for my wife in March 1994 when we were on holiday. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Broga
The Light Years Cazalet Chronicles
Enjoyed this book so much I bought the other three in the series (Marking Time; Confusion; Casting Off) on my Kindle (The Light Years not available for Kindle). Read more
Published 11 months ago by FrannieM
Very classy saga
It is sheer bliss to lose yourself in the well-to-do world of the Cazalets. Elizabeth Jane Howard brings the between-the-wars period to life and creates a cast of believable... Read more
Published on 6 Sep 2008 by herladyship
Slow but increasingly compelling start to the Cazalet saga.
After watching the TV series I began reading the book. I found it slow (almost dreary) to begin with, but perservered, and was glad I did! Read more
Published on 2 Mar 2002 by sarje@talk21.com
First of four books in the Cazalet Chronicle
I read this book following seeing some of the TV production recently. I found that it 'grabbed' me as soon as I started reading it and proved to be a thoroughly enjoyable read, so... Read more
Published on 7 Oct 2001 by Mrs. S. Murray
A wonderfully written, compelling read
Having enjoyed Falling, by Elizabeth Jane Howard, I decided to start the four books in the Cazalet Chronicle at the beginning with 'The Light Years'. Read more
Published on 23 Jan 2001 by cball@marksman.org
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