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All Change
- Author
- Elizabeth Jane Howard
- Narrator
- Indira Varma, Gill Hornby
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 13 August 2026
- Run Time
- 16 hours 11 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
As the old world begins to fade from view and a new dawn emerges, All Change is the fifth volume in Elizabeth Jane Howard's bestselling The Cazalet Chronicles. Read by Indira Varma (Game of Thrones, Luther and Oedipus at The Old Vic).
Includes a new introduction, written and read by Gill Hornby.
‘Fear made people greedy and therefore selfish; that small minority who honestly did not care for themselves in that way, who could sincerely say that money was unimportant to them, almost always had no dependants.’
1956. A monumental loss in the Cazalet family coincides with the last remnants of a disappearing world – houses with servants, class, and tradition – in which the Cazalets have thrived.
Louise continues to struggle in love, while Polly and Clary must balance marriage and motherhood with their own ideas and ambitions. Hugh and Edward, now in their sixties, are feeling ill-equipped for this modern world, while Villy must learn a new way of living. But it is Rachel, who has always lived for others, who will face her greatest challenges yet.
As the Cazalets descend on Home Place for Christmas, only one thing is certain: nothing will ever be the same again.
Continue on with the beloved series with The Golden Hours by Louisa Young.
‘What magic transforms a book into a compelling, moving, unputdownable read? I don't know, but whatever it is, these five gorgeous novels have it . . . Maybe my favourite books ever’ – Marian Keyes, bestselling author of My Favourite Mistake
Critics Review
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What magic transforms a book into a compelling, moving, unputdownable read? I don’t know, but whatever it is, [The Cazalet Chronicles] have it. The characters! I cared about them so much. They behave in interesting, venal, believable ways. They’re recognisably human: frustrating, flawed, lovable. Maybe my favourite books ever
Marian Keyes, bestselling author of My Favourite Mistake
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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 hearts
Hilary Mantel, bestselling author of the Wolf Hall trilogy
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Like [Elena] Ferrante, Howard’s fictional sphere is domestic and yet reveals deeper truths about human nature
Elizabeth Day, bestselling author of Magpie
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Howard is a sharp observer of human drama and psychology, and writes about pain, loss and longing superbly well
Monica Ali, bestselling author of Love Marriage
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I don’t know how I’d managed to miss [The Cazalet Chronicles] until now, but they’re absolute heaven
Meg Mason, bestselling author of Sorrow and Bliss
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[N]o detail is too small to be included, so charged with significance is the material envelope of that lost world
Tessa Hadley, bestselling author of After the Funeral
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A dazzling historical reconstruction
Penelope Fitzgerald, Booker Prize-winning author of Offshore
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Charming, poignant and quite irresistible . . . to be cherished and shared
The Times
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The Cazalets have earned an honoured place among the great saga families . . . rendered thrillingly three-dimensional by a master craftsman
Sunday Telegraph
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Details
- Author
- Elizabeth Jane Howard
- Narrator
- Indira Varma, Gill Hornby
- Duration
- 16 hours 11 minutes
- Release Date
- 13 August 2026
- ISBN
- 9781037402883
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Classic fiction: literary and general, Family saga / generational saga fiction, Historical romance, Romance: wholesome / clean, Narrative theme: love / relationships
Synopsis
As the old world begins to fade from view and a new dawn emerges, All Change is the fifth volume in Elizabeth Jane Howard's bestselling The Cazalet Chronicles. Read by Indira Varma (Game of Thrones, Luther and Oedipus at The Old Vic).Includes a new introduction, written and read by Gill Hornby.‘Fear made people greedy and therefore selfish; that small minority who honestly did not care for themselves in that way, who could sincerely say that money was unimportant to them, almost always had no dependants.’1956. A monumental loss in the Cazalet family coincides with the last remnants of a disappearing world – houses with servants, class, and tradition – in which the Cazalets have thrived.Louise continues to struggle in love, while Polly and Clary must balance marriage and motherhood with their own ideas and ambitions. Hugh and Edward, now in their sixties, are feeling ill-equipped for this modern world, while Villy must learn a new way of living. But it is Rachel, who has always lived for others, who will face her greatest challenges yet.As the Cazalets descend on Home Place for Christmas, only one thing is certain: nothing will ever be the same again.Continue on with the beloved series with The Golden Hours by Louisa Young.‘What magic transforms a book into a compelling, moving, unputdownable read? I don't know, but whatever it is, these five gorgeous novels have it . . . Maybe my favourite books ever’ – Marian Keyes, bestselling author of My Favourite Mistake
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