Elizabeth Jane Howard

On the eve of an unusual voyage, a young woman reviews her life. Her story begins with a 'beautiful visit' to friends in the country which serves as an awakening experience. What follows is an account of her struggle to retain the mood of her visit.

Will Rupert Cazalet's marriage survive the long parting and the secrets he and his wife hide from each other?  Book 4 of series.

Polly and Clary have left Home Place for London, where Archie Lestrange keeps a close eye on them; Louise, surprisingly, has married; Polly makes a painful discovery; Zoe, despairing of Rupert's return, stumbles upon solace, while Edward's duplicity demands a reckoning.  Book 3 of series.

Henry Kent is almost without means. When Daisy buys a cottage near his dank houseboat he decides to use his charm on her, but he arouses the suspicions of Daisy's daughter.

Chronicles of the Cazalet family from 1937 to 1938 as the storm clouds of war gather over Europe.  Book 1 of series.

The story of Antonia and Conrad Fleming's marriage offers a view of a shifting relationship, and the way in which social obligations and sophistication replace youthful vulnerability. Antonia's life is traced from youth to middle age, as daughter, wife, lover and mother.

Set in the late 1960s in Melton, a small town in the West Country, the story revolves around a disparate group of people who come together there to establish an arts festival.

Amusing and poignant story of adolescence and the experiences of war-time 1939-41.  Book 2 of series.

The memoirs of Elizabeth Jane Howard. Born in 1923 into a large family and educated at home, as were many women of her class. The War set her on a career path and gave her confidence and independence, bringing her into contact with the artistic community where she made many friends. She published her first novel in 1950 and her latest in 1999.