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Book review: Observation on the government of the Russian state by David Steele

(There’s no book cover to show, so an alternative from me) Observation on the government of the Russian state does exactly what the title suggests, but through the eyes of the Russian leader’s aide, Aleksey Nikolayevich Charkov.  Working at such… Continue Reading →

Book Review: All Change (Cazalet Chronicles) by Elizabeth Jane Howard

  All Change is the final instalment of the Cazalet Chronicles, and follows various family members during the period 1956-1958. There is a whole new generation added, and a scattering of other children. This leads to an additional level of… Continue Reading →

Book Review: Casting Off (The Cazalet Chronicles) by Elizabeth Jane Howard

Casting Off is the fourth in the series of the Cazalet Chronicles, and until 2013 when EJH added a fifth book, the final instalment for the Cazalets.  It brings back some of the ‘minor’ characters as well as the stories… Continue Reading →

Book review: Confusion (The Cazalet Chronicles) by Elizabeth Jane Howard

Confusion is the third in the series of the Cazalet Chronicles.  The book follows the Cazalets through the long dark days of the Second World War, with the focus on the lives of Louise, Polly and Clary.  The yearning of… Continue Reading →

Book Review: Marking Time (The Cazalet Chronicles) by Elizabeth Jane Howard

Marking Time is the second in the series of The Cazalet Chronicles.  The book begins at the outbreak of war in 1939, and life has changed for the Cazalets.  Howard tells the stories of the humdrum of life as a… Continue Reading →

Book Review:  The Light Years (The Cazalet Chronicles) by Elizabeth Jane Howard

The Light Years is the first in the five part series which chronicles (sorry) various members of the Cazalet family.  The Light Years covers the period of 1937-38, in the build up to the Second World War.  There is a… Continue Reading →

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