Casting Off

Elizabeth Jane Howard

Macmillan, 1995 - Fiction - 482 pages

Opening in July 1945, this novel progresses through to 1947, following Rupert's life as he struggles with normality and the difficulty of finding his position back in the family. Polly, Clary and Louise also feature in the book.

Contents

• July 1945: 5
• August 1945: 47
• OctoberDecember 1945: 77

About the author

Elizabeth Jane Howard was born in London, England on March 26, 1923. She was educated by governesses at home. Her first novel, The Beautiful Visit, was published in 1950 and won the John Llewellyn Rhys prize. Her other works include the series the Cazalet Chronicles, Falling, and the autobiography Slipstream. The first two novels of the Cazalet Chronicles, The Light Years and Marking Time, became the BBC TV series The Cazalets in 2001. The other books in the series are Confusion, Casting Off, and All Change. She also edited several anthologies and wrote short stories, articles, television plays, film scripts and a book on food with Fay Maschler. She was made a CBE in 2000. She died on January 2, 2014 at the age of 90.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Casting Off; Volume 4 of Addison-Wesley Series in Economics; Book 4 of Cazalet chronicle, Elizabeth Jane Howard
• Author: Elizabeth Jane Howard
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Macmillan, 1995
• ISBN: 0333607570, 9780333607572
• Length: 482 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Family Life / General; Fiction / Historical / 20th Century / World War II; Fiction / War & Military