SLIPSTREAM: A MEMOIR

AFTER JULIUS

It is twenty years since Julius died, but his last heroic action still affects the lives of his widow Esme, and his two daughters, Emma and Cressida.

ALL CHANGE

Book 5 of the Cazalet Chronicles, sequel to 'Casting Off' (4625). It is the 1950s and as the Duchy, the Cazalets’ beloved matriarch, dies, she takes with her the last remnants of a disappearing world – of houses with servants, of class and tradition – in which the Cazalets have thrived. Only one thing is certain: nothing will ever be the same again.

THE BEAUTIFUL VISIT

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.

CASTING OFF

Fourth book of the Cazalet Chronicles; Sequel to: 'Confusion' (3917). Will Rupert Cazalet's marriage survive the long parting and the secrets he and his wife hide from each other?

CONFUSION

Third book of the Cazalet Chronicles; Sequel to: 'Marking Time' (3558). 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.

FALLING

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.

THE LIGHT YEARS

First book of the Cazalet Chronicles; Chronicles of the Cazalet family from 1937 to 1938 as the storm clouds of war gather over Europe.

THE LONG VIEW

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.

LOVE ALL

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.

MARKING TIME

Second book of the Cazalet Chronicles; Sequel to 'The Light Years' (3191). Amusing and poignant story of adolescence and the experiences of war-time 1939-41.

THE SEA CHANGE

Emmanuel, a famous playwright and his sickly and embittered wife, Lillian, have never fully buried the memory of their dead daughter, Sarah. But when Alberta, straight from the pages of Jane Austen, is appointed as Emmanuel's secretary, the prim and utterly delightful figure helps the family in ways they didn't know they needed.