The Golden Hours

by Louisa Young · 2026

Set against a frosty Christmas in 1962, The Golden Hours reunites the sprawling Cazalet family at Fakenham Hall, the stately home offered by Polly and Gerald after the sale of the beloved Home Place. As the older generation—Hugh, Edward, Rupert, and Rachel—witness the England of their youth slipping away, three cousins on the brink of forty grapple with mid‑life longing and hidden desires. Meanwhile, a new, restless generation comes of age amid the social upheaval that will define the swinging sixties. Louisa Young, continuing the beloved Cazalet Chronicles begun by Elizabeth Jane Howard, weaves familiar faces with fresh characters, exploring love, loss, and the shifting tides of family legacy in a richly rendered, nostalgic yet forward‑looking portrait of a family at a turning point.