Title : The Cazalet Saga - Volume 1 - English Summers - Lucia Graves - Book

Summary :

July 1937. At Home Place, in the heart of Sussex, gardeners, maids, and cook are on deck. The Duche orchestrates the servants' ballet before the arrival of her three sons, Hugh, Edward, and Rupert Cazalet, on their way from London with their wives, children, and governesses. Where will Clary, an insecure teenager in the midst of a conflict with her mother-in-law, sleep? What dress will Villy, a former ballerina now a stay-at-home mother, wear? Will Polly, terrified at the thought of war breaking out, get along with her cousin Louise, who dreams of becoming an actress? Will Rachel, the Duche's only daughter, find a moment to open her friend Sid's precious letter? Unspoken words, bickering, deep sorrows... The concerns of adults are echoed by the worries of children, and the resilience of women, whether wives, daughters, or servants, is matched by the omnipotence—or impotence—of men. Summer is full of uncertainties, but without a shadow of a doubt, a new war is approaching: between picnics on the beach and evenings by the gramophone, it will be necessary to inventory camp beds and gas masks.

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