Synopsis
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.
'What magic transforms a book into a compelling, moving, unputdownable read? . . . Maybe my favourite books ever' - Marian Keyes, bestselling author of My Favourite Mistake
Home Place, Sussex, 1939. As the...
Details
10 June 2021
624 pages
9781529049435
Imprint: Pan
Reviews
If I were sent to a desert island with one book this would be my choiceHRH The Duchess of Cornwall
Charming, poignant and quite irresistible . . . to be cherished and shared'The Times
She 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 heartsHilary Mantel, author of Wolf Hall
The Cazalets have earned an honoured place among the great saga families . . . rendered thrillingly three-dimensional by a master craftsmanSunday Telegraph