Librarian note: alternate covers for this edition can be found here and here . At Home Place, the windows are blacked out and food is becoming scarce as a new generation of Cazalets takes up the story. Louise dreams of being a great actress, Clary is an aspiring writer, while Polly, is burdened with knowledge and the need to share it. This is the sequel to The Light Years. Paperback , 452 pages Published November 5th 1993 by MacMillan General Books (first published 1991)