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Something in Disguise

Elizabeth Jane Howard author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Pan Macmillan

Published:2nd Jul '15

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Something in Disguise follows a family coping with change and the relationships driving it apart from the author of the Cazalet Chronicles.

A family copes with change – and the relationships driving them apart. Something in Disguise is a haunting novel from the beloved author of the Cazalet Chronicles.

Painting a candid picture of a family in crisis, Something in Disguise is a haunting, heartfelt novel from the bestselling author of the Cazalet Chronicles, Elizabeth Jane Howard.

May's second marriage to Colonel Herbert Brown-Lacy is turning out to be a terrible mistake. Her son, Oliver, leaves home only to drift from one affair to another; his sister Elizabeth follows him, yearning for some kind of secure relationship. While even Alice, Herbert's meek daughter, is driven into marriage to escape her father's sinister behaviour . . .

At once a candid depiction of a post-war family on the cusp of change and a touching love story, Something in Disguise embodies the startling truth, wit and daring that Elizabeth Jane Howard is renowned for.

'Her talent seemed so effervescent, so unstoppable, that there was no predicting where it might take her' – Hilary Mantel, author of Wolf Hall

Her talent seemed so effervescent, so unstoppable, that there was no predicting where it might take her -- Hilary Mantel, author of Wolf Hall

ISBN: 9781447272342

Dimensions: 197mm x 131mm x 23mm

Weight: 244g

352 pages