Definitely worth listening the unabridged version.

I read these books in my early teens and decided to listen to them again as fragments of them remained in my memory. Howard should get far more literary praise than she currently receives. They are beautifully written books.

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Excellent narration and great family drama

What made the experience of listening to The Light Years the most enjoyable?

Enjoyed the narration and the story starts light and and happy, but becomes darker and more complex as the character relationships are explored in detail.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Light Years?

The sense of war looming builds through the book.

What about Jill Balcon’s performance did you like?

Easy to listen to, well articulated. Good sense of character voice.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Swan song for a bygone era.

Any additional comments?

Great storytelling. Captures a different era and the mores very well. Class distinction, adultery, incest, looming war. Easy to become immersed in a different world.

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Meet the family?

The Cazalet saga been highly recommended for years, so I took a double plunge, buying the book and Audible and constantly switching between them. The book proved vital, with the list of characters and the family tree at the start - Audible would have been more difficult without those at hand. Overall I found it a little disappointing but suspect this was our introduction to the characters before the action starts. I already have the second book and I may add Audible to that too. Looking forward to more.

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Nice story

A nice story, nicely narrated, although I did need to keep flicking back as there are so many characters I did keep getting a little mixed up at times. Would definitely read more books by Jane Howard.

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Beautiful!

Wonderfully written and beautifully read - very enjoyable. At one point I felt that it was a little slow, but when I persevered the story grabbed me again, and kept me interested until the end. The characters are very believable and involving and I loved the feeling of period. I now NEED to know what happens next! Downloading the next one as I write!

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An absolute delight

I’m delighted that the Cazalet Chronicles were recommended to me. The characters and the pre WW2 era are vividly and beautifully evoked. Jill Balcon’s narration is perfect. I had not appreciated that the author was such a superb writer. I can’t bear to leave the Cazalets yet so I’ve started the second book already

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light years

I struggled to finis this story and found it difficult to hear the reading. I am a little deaf I must admit but it spoiled the enjoyment of the book.

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Powerful and memorable

Second time round even better. Believable characters with a great sense of place and history

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lovely read.

Reading this book,it ca almost make you feel like you have parts in the story, with a good imagination, I am deffinatly going to read all the authors books,And fabulously narrated too. would recommend 👌

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Wonderful story to listen to

Loved listening to the characters unfold - the writer paints a beautiful portrait of pre war life in the countryside and the narrators voice and telling of the tale is perfect. On to book 2 now

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