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....