In Pale Battalions by Robert Goddard6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() A suspense-filled novel that doesn’t disappoint. ![]() At last the time has come when secrets can be shared and explanations begin. For me there was no question of not turning the page, of not wanting to know what truly happened that could have guided Leonora’s life along its path, right down to the last revelation. In Pale Battalions Robert Goddard In Pale Battalions Ebook Shop Now Summary Six months after the sudden death of her husband, Leonora Galloway sets out on a trip to France with her daughter Penelope. ![]() The language of the narratives is precise and captivating. Robert Goddard tells this story in a style and with details that evoke a sense of the period and the characters. But the book’s journey is more than a simple explanation of a child’s illegitimacy. Begun by Leonora to her daughter, Penelope, on a visit to the Thiepval Memorial, the story is taken up in Hampshire, England, by a friend of Leonora’s father. The story is told in multiple parts, set across separate time points and is narrated by different characters. In Leonora’s case, her father cannot be her father: her date of birth is nearly a full year after her father’s disappearance. The novel itself is dedicated to the memory of Frederick John Goddard who, like Leonora’s father, was declared missing in action and presumed dead in World War I. The tale seemingly begins with the death of Leonora’s father in April 1916. ![]()
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