The Golden Hours
Will be published approx. on 3. September 2026
Book
Hardback
464 pages
978-1-0350-6887-6 (ISBN)
Description
'I'm overjoyed to have this . . . The Golden Hours is a wonderful read' - Nina Stibbe, author of Love, Nina
Our lives have changed so much . . .
It's December 1962, and the Cazalet family are gathering to celebrate Christmas. With the family's beloved Home Place long sold, Polly and Gerald have offered up their rambling stately pile, Fakenham Hall in Norfolk, to parents, siblings, cousins and children.
The old guard - brothers Hugh, Edward, Rupert and their sister Rachel - look on as the England they knew and understood fades from view. Cousins Polly, Louise and Clary, all now on the brink of turning forty, are struggling to balance the demands of midlife with their personal desires - however secret. And then there are the young - a new generation growing up in a society on the cusp of real change.
In this spellbinding novel, familiar faces reappear, newcomers are introduced, and the legacy of the Cazalets carries on into the Swinging Sixties . . .
Continuing the story of one of the most beloved families in British literature, The Golden Hours is the brilliant new novel in Elizabeth Jane Howard's iconic Cazalet Chronicles.
'Effortlessly authentic, pitch-perfect, funny, sexy and heart-wrenching, I can;t remember the last time I lost myself so deliciously in a novel!' - Julie Myerson, author of Something Might Happen
Our lives have changed so much . . .
It's December 1962, and the Cazalet family are gathering to celebrate Christmas. With the family's beloved Home Place long sold, Polly and Gerald have offered up their rambling stately pile, Fakenham Hall in Norfolk, to parents, siblings, cousins and children.
The old guard - brothers Hugh, Edward, Rupert and their sister Rachel - look on as the England they knew and understood fades from view. Cousins Polly, Louise and Clary, all now on the brink of turning forty, are struggling to balance the demands of midlife with their personal desires - however secret. And then there are the young - a new generation growing up in a society on the cusp of real change.
In this spellbinding novel, familiar faces reappear, newcomers are introduced, and the legacy of the Cazalets carries on into the Swinging Sixties . . .
Continuing the story of one of the most beloved families in British literature, The Golden Hours is the brilliant new novel in Elizabeth Jane Howard's iconic Cazalet Chronicles.
'Effortlessly authentic, pitch-perfect, funny, sexy and heart-wrenching, I can;t remember the last time I lost myself so deliciously in a novel!' - Julie Myerson, author of Something Might Happen
Reviews / Votes
I'm overjoyed to have this new volume in the Cazalet Chronicles. The Golden Hours is a wonderful read -- Nina Stibbe, bestselling author of <i>Love, Nina</i> Effortlessly authentic, pitch-perfect, funny, sexy and heart-wrenching, I can't remember the last time I lost myself so deliciously in a novel! -- Julie Myerson, author of <i>Something Might Happen</i> A book full of pleasures -- Susie Boyt, author of <i>Loved and Missed</i> Magnificent - a sweeping, arresting continuation of a dearly beloved series, and a majestic tribute to Elizabeth Jane Howard -- Stacey Halls, bestselling author of <i>The Familiars</i> A formidable task to undertake, Louisa Young has triumphed. The Golden Hours is so beautifully written and emotionally acute, it had me enraptured. The Cazalets live again, summoned into being by the surest and cleverest of authors -- Elizabeth Buchan, author of <i>Bonjour, Sophie</i> The Golden Hours is quite simply marvellous. By some magic, Louisa Young has acquired Elizabeth Jane Howard's touch. It seemed impossible that I would love these Cazalets as much as I love the originals, but I honestly do -- Christobel Kent, author of <i>The Loving Husband</i> Louisa Young is the great chronicler of romantic love and the pain of its loss -- Linda Grant, author of <i>When I Lived in Modern Times</i>, on <i>Twelve Months and a Day</i> Young possesses in abundance emotional conviction, pace and imaginative energy * The Guardian * The Cazalets have earned an honoured place among the great saga families * Sunday Telegraph * Maybe my favourite books ever -- Marian Keyes, bestselling author of <i>My Favourite Mistake</i>, on The Cazalet ChroniclesMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 153 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-0350-6887-6 (9781035068876)
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E-Book
approx. 09/2026
Mantle
€19.49
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Person
Louisa Young is a writer and songwriter, a former journalist, a Londoner, and 'a masterly storyteller', according to The Washington Post. Her twelve novels include the award-winning My Dear, I Wanted to Tell You trilogy, which Elizabeth Jane Howard called 'a triumph'. She has also written memoir - You Left Early, a True Story of Love and Alcohol; cultural history - The Book of the Heart; and biography - A Great Task of Happiness: The Life of Kathleen Scott.
Louisa is half of the children's author Zizou Corder, as whom, with her daughter, the actor Isabel Adomakoh Young, she wrote the Lionboy novels for children. And she has also made an album of her own songs, You Left Early, as Birds of Britain, with Alex Mackenzie.
Louisa's work is published in thirty-two languages, and she is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
Louisa is half of the children's author Zizou Corder, as whom, with her daughter, the actor Isabel Adomakoh Young, she wrote the Lionboy novels for children. And she has also made an album of her own songs, You Left Early, as Birds of Britain, with Alex Mackenzie.
Louisa's work is published in thirty-two languages, and she is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.