At Lady Molly's

He is, as Proust was before him, the great chronicler of his culture in his time. Guardian A rich chronicle of 20th-century English social life. John Banville Incalculably brilliant. Time A Dance to the Music of Time is universally acknowledged as one of the great works of English literature. Now in the first volume s 75th anniversary year, this twelve-volume series is ready to delight and entrance a new generation of readers.In this fourth volume, Nick Jenkins has settled comfortably into the world of art, culture and society as a London scriptwriter, only to be invited by a friend to spend the weekend in the country. There, he becomes acquainted with Isobel Tolland, the youngest daughter of a large aristocratic family, and immediately decides they are destined to marry.Meanwhile, rumours are circulating around Nick s old friend Widmerpool s engagement during a gathering at Lady Molly s. As the roaring twenties give way to the austerity of the thirties, Nick and his friends are forced to grapple with the double-edged sword of love and heartbreak as life s dance continues on.Praise for 'A Dance to the Music of Time A world as rich as Joyce's on the one hand and P. G. Wodehouse s on the other. Guardian One of the great novel-sequences in English Literature. William Boyd One of the greatest pleasures of my reading life. Michael Palin An epic, elegant masterpiece. Lauren Groff A joyous experience. Roddy Doyle An intricately wrought work of art. John Banville The finest long comic novel that England has produced. Anthony Burgess Mr Powell s imagination is inexhaustible. Evelyn Waugh One of English fiction s few twentieth-century masterpieces. London Review of Books There is no other novelist whose work gives so much or such consistent pleasure. Times Literary Supplement