From the back cover:

"For two unforgettable summers they gathered together, safe from the advancing storm clouds of war. In the heart of the Sussex countryside these were still sunlit days of childish games, lavish family meals and picnics on the beach...

Three generations of the Cazalet family. Their relatives, their children and their servants... and the fascinating tangle of their affairs..."

Received in a box of books from my mother-in-law, will be wild released.