In Pale Battalions
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.59 (594 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0385339208 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-12 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
JT Hokie said Most likely this is Goddard's Best. Robert Goddard is the master of intergenerational mysteries: those skeletons in the closet must come out eventually, and not at the most convenient time! Other reviews will give a synopsis of the plot; I will tell you here that this remains the best English mystery I have read, bar none. If you like convoluted plots and mysteries within mysteries, this is the novel for you. I liked it so well, I have bought half a dozen used copies and shared them with friends. Read it, you won't find all the answers until the last page of the last chapter.. Where has he been? Barbara Alves I recently discovered this author after reading a column by Stephen King about his favorite books of 2008. He mentioned this author and how dazzled his was by the excellence of his writing. I agree! I recently purchased this and two other of his novels, and I plan to read them all. Mr. Goddard combines historical backgrounds with very compelling fiction. Treat yourself today and purchase one of Mr. Goddards novels. You won't be able to put the book down.. arrived quickly and in great shape!!! Lâ¤ï¸ÂMy Dogs My books arrived promptly, haven't had a chance to read them yet, but looking forward to it. Great condition.
Six months after her husband's sudden death, Leonora Galloway sets off for a holiday in Paris with her daughter Penelope. At last the time has come when secrets can be shared and explanations beginTheir journey starts with an unscheduled stop at the imposing Thiepval Memorial to the dead of the Battle of the Somme near Amiens. Amongst those commemorated is Leonora's father. The date of his death is recorded and 30th April, 1916. But Leonora wasn't born until 14th March 1917.Penelope at once supposes a simple wartime illegitimacy as the clue to her mother's unhappy childhood and the family's sundered connections with her aristocratic heritage, about which she has always known so little.But nothing could have prepared her, or the reader, for the extraordinary story that is about to unfold.From the Paperback edition.
By way of explanation, Leonora relates the story of her childhood as an orphan in the mansion of Meonsgate sp ok in Hampshire, under the tyranny of her greedy, power-hungry step-grandmother. Young Leonora eventually escapes to a happy marriage and finally discovers the truth about her parentsespecially about her mother, who had been described to her as a whorethrough the device of a stranger's tale: not an ancient mariner's, but an old soldier's. . 50,000 first printing; $50,000 ad/promo; Literary Guild alternate. In the prologue, the younger Leonora, now a grandmother, takes her daughter Penelope to France to visit the memorial to those killed on