Elizabeth Jane Howard

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Elizabeth Jane Howard


Born
in London, The United Kingdom
March 26, 1923

Died
January 02, 2014

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Elizabeth Jane Howard, CBE, was an English novelist. She was an actress and a model before becoming a novelist. In 1951, she won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize for her first novel, The Beautiful Visit. Six further novels followed, before she embarked on her best known work, a four novel family saga (i.e., The Cazalet Chronicles) set in wartime Britain. The Light Years, Marking Time, Confusion, and Casting Off were serialised by Cinema Verity for BBC television as The Cazalets (The Light Years, Marking Time, Confusion and Casting Off). She has also written a book of short stories, Mr Wrong, and edited two anthologies.

Her last novel in The Cazalet Chronicles series, "ALL CHANGE", was published in November 2013.
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Average rating: 4.07 · 67,797 ratings · 6,607 reviews · 54 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Light Years (Cazalet Ch...

3.95 avg rating — 18,566 ratings — published 1990 — 105 editions
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Marking Time (Cazalet Chron...

4.18 avg rating — 10,722 ratings — published 1991 — 40 editions
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Confusion (Cazalet Chronicl...

4.29 avg rating — 9,106 ratings — published 1993 — 76 editions
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Casting Off (Cazalet Chroni...

4.32 avg rating — 8,300 ratings — published 1995 — 64 editions
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All Change (Cazalet Chronic...

4.14 avg rating — 7,193 ratings — published 2013 — 48 editions
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The Long View

3.77 avg rating — 1,727 ratings — published 1956 — 52 editions
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Falling

3.91 avg rating — 1,089 ratings — published 1999 — 25 editions
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Something in Disguise

3.82 avg rating — 922 ratings — published 1969 — 30 editions
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After Julius

3.60 avg rating — 965 ratings — published 1965 — 37 editions
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The Cazalet Chronicles: Fiv...

4.44 avg rating — 744 ratings — published 2014 — 12 editions
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“A rainy day is like a lovely gift -- you can sleep late and not feel guilty.”
Elizabeth Jane Howard, Mr. Wrong

“I think best in a hot bath, with my head tilted back and my feet up high.”
Elizabeth Jane Howard, Mr. Wrong

“You can't run from feelings, Charity. You have to face them. Otherwise your future will look just like your past.”
Elizabeth Jane Howard, Mr. Wrong

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