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In Pale Battalions
In Pale Battalions | Robert Goddard
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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 begin... Their 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.
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Andrew65
In Pale Battalions | Robert Goddard
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1. Usually a fast moving plot, but still enjoy slow burn books if well written,

2. Love Robert Goddard and the tagged book is one of my all-time favourite books. He real,y is a master story teller.

@TheSpineView #Two4Tuesday

I tag @Nute @Reggie @Crazeedi @kezzlou85 @Birdsong28

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 🤩📖📚 2y
Crazeedi Yes Goddard is great, read this one, and have several more on TBR! Thanks for thinking of me 2y
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Crazeedi
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#12Booksof2020 @Andrew65 #Day7
I have several books by this author, thanks to @EadieB who introduced me to him. This was a great story with twists and turns, as the protagonist tries to unravel the story of her birth and of her mother.

EadieB Yes! I liked this one too! (edited) 3y
Andrew65 This is one of my all time favourite books. Love it! 🥰❤️❤️❤️ I‘ve just been sent his new book by his publisher to review. Comes our innMarch. 3y
Crazeedi @Andrew65 what is the name?? Lucky you!! Is it a standalone ? 3y
Andrew65 @Crazeedi Yes a standalone. I saw a post on Twitter and cheekily asked for a copy to review. 3y
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Crazeedi
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You must read this book. I thought for sure I knew the murderer, but then I didn't. I thought the story told was all there was, but it wasn't. Definitely my favorite of the Goddard books I've read so far.
@EadieB @Andrew65 thanks for turning me on to this author!

Andrew65 He is a brilliant story teller and this is one of my favourites too. 4y
EadieB @Crazeedi You‘re welcome! He is the best! Pale Battalions is my favorite too! 4y
Crazeedi @Andrew65 @EadieB its definitely a 5 ⭐ looking forward to my next one! 4y
EadieB @Crazeedi I‘ve got some to finish too! 4y
Andrew65 @EadieB And me too. 4y
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jenniferw88
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My rewards for going down for my flu jab! 🤣🤣🤣 My GPs always give out chocolate after!

#bfcr4 update week 2
Books 6/12
Walks 2/3
Fruit 2/3
1 day without chocolate
19/23 blood sugars
26/28 injections
14/14 magnesium

@wanderinglynn @Chrissyreadit

veritysalter I‘ve got mine next week (they seem very late this year). I think I‘ll follow your example and go book shopping after. 5y
Chrissyreadit 👏🙌👏🙌👏😘 5y
Chrissyreadit Now I need to add this book to my insane TBR 5y
wanderinglynn Way to go! 🙌🏻 A great week! 5y
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Andrew65
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#Adventrecommends Day 1
First of my favourite 24 books, and I will post one each day. I love Robert Goddard books and this I think is my favourite of his. He is such a master story teller.

ljuliel Excellent book! I read this SO long ago. Maybe time to try it again. 4y
Andrew65 @ljuliel I love Robert Goddard books and this is one of my favourites. Not sure why he‘s not more popular. A real favourite. 4y
ljuliel I remember finding this many years ago around Christmas in a department store that‘s been closed and now torn down. After I read it I started looking for others and read several right in a row as soon as I found them. My favorite is Past Caring. They‘re all good though. 4y
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EadieB
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Day 26 - #favauthor #fallintoreading #robertgoddard #inpalebattalions

Robert Goddard is one of my favorite authors and I have many but I have chosen him because he does not disappoint. I would have to thank @Andrew65 for introducing me to him. You should try him! I think you will like him too! Pale Battalions is a good introduction!

RachelAmphlett Brilliant author - one of my favourites, too! 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🙌🏻🙌🏻 5y
Kaye Love Robert Goddard. I haven‘t read any of his newer ones. My favorite is 5y
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Andrew65 One of my favourite all time books by one of my favourite all time authors. @Kaye @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @RachelAmphlett 5y
Andrew65 Think I‘ve pushed him long and hard over the years Eadie! 5y
EadieB @Andrew65 He definitely owes you a percentage! 5y
Andrew65 @EadieB I‘ll have to tell him where to send the cheque! 😁 5y
vkois88 👍👍👍 5y
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Andrew65
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Still playing catch up #MarchMadness Hundreds to choose from but these are the #favouriteThriller and #FavouriteCrime Books I have gone for. If you have not read any Robert Goddard you have to, he is one of my favourite storytellers, and the master of the twist, tells cracking yarns. As for Jacko Vance in Wire in the Blood he is just plain evil! A wolf in sheep‘s clothing. #favoritethriller #favoritecrime

RachelAmphlett Both cracking choices! I see Robert Goddard has a new one out, too 6y
Andrew65 @RachelAmphlett Thanks 👍Yes I‘ll be interested to see how he takes the Janes Maxted series forward, loved the first three - all personal favourites. 6y
batsy I was interested in Robert Goddard's Panic Room cos it recently popped up in a Guardian round-up. But the Kindle preorder is $27 😳 6y
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Andrew65 @batsy That‘s a ridiculous price, why do they do that! £.99 in the UK, which I still wouldn‘t pay. (edited) 6y
batsy Kindle pricing is truly baffling! 6y
Dulcinella I love the McDermid series! 6y
Andrew65 @Dulcinella Definitely, one of my favourite series. Have you read the latest one? 6y
Dulcinella Not yet @Andrew65 not yet, on my list :-) 6y
Andrew65 @Dulcinella It is certainly an interesting one! 6y
Dulcinella Ok, just went up on my tbr ! 6y
Andrew65 @Dulcinella Will be interested to see what you make of it and especially the ending. 😊 6y
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Andrew65
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Everyone simply #MustRead one of my favourite books by one of my favourite authors. Robert Goddard knows how to tell a cracking yarn! The master storyteller in my opinion. You won‘t regret it! #readingresolutions.

Melissa_J Is this a standalone? That cover! I‘ve visited the Thiepval Memorial and it was an emotional experience. 6y
Andrew65 @Melissa_J Yes it is a standalone and events in the book relate back to World War One. A cover like this means so many things to so many people for so many reasons. The book does take in the Thiepval Memorial, in fact that‘s where everything starts. (edited) 6y
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