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| Title | : | Past Caring |
| Author | : | Robert Goddard |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 528 pages |
| Published | : | July 17th 1987 by Corgi (first published 1986) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Fiction. Thriller. Historical. Historical Fiction. Crime |
Robert Goddard
Paperback | Pages: 528 pages Rating: 4.01 | 1972 Users | 179 Reviews
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Why should distinguished Edwardian Cabinet minister Edwin Strafford resign at the height of his parliamentary career? Why does the woman he loves so suddenly and coldly reject him? Why, sixty-seven years later, should people go to such lengths - even as far as murder - to prevent the truth from being revealed?Martin Radford, history graduate, disaffected and unemployed, leaps at the chance to get to the island of Madeira and begin the hunt for a solution to the intriguing secret of Edwin Strafford's fall from grace. However, his seeming good fortune turns to nightmare as his investigation triggers a bizarre and violent train of events which remorselessly entangles him and those who believed they had escaped the spectre of crimes long past but never paid for...
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| Original Title: | Past Caring |
| ISBN: | 055213144X (ISBN13: 9780552131445) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 4.01 From 1972 Users | 179 ReviewsCommentary About Books Past Caring
This is the second book I have tried by this author as on paper (metaphorically-not literally!) and judging by the novel descriptions;it would seem the fiction he writes, seems my kind of thing. I was also given some of his books second hand so nothing to lose really but(a)It isn't my kind of thing at all and (b) I did have something to lose. TIME!The writing is exceptionally flat and dull and really isn't engaging at all to make me in any way interested in either the characters or the prettyThis was my first Robert Goddard novel but it won't be my last.This book tells two stories; one set in the present day and another set about seventy five years earlier. The book is structured so that the present-day protagonist, a historian, is researching the story of the 'way back when' protagonist. I've come across this kind of structure before and, when it's done well, it's a really entertaining way of unfolding and interweaving two related tales. Goddard does it well.The thing I loved the
Read this one a long time ago and just remembered it. I loved this one. I went on to read other Robert Goddard books. They're kind of all the same in the way all Hitchcock movies are the same, which is to to say that they're all the same, and why shouldn't they be? They're great and fun. Goddard writes about men with pasts that come back to haunt them. I can't say I remember the story of this one well other than some scenes on the island of Madeira, layers of the past being revealed one by
A few months ago, I raved about Goddard's In Pale Battalions, but in some ways, this book is even better. It gets off to a quicker start as the novel's desperate & flawed hero takes a job which (any reader can see) is a set-up sure to destroy his life. Goddard's books follow a formula where the past is always loaded with secrets and scandals which will haunt a flawed protagonist searching for the truth. While these books are so great, I should note that the endings are always more downbeat
I stopped reading another book mid-stream because I was so excited when I got this one. I read a list of books recommended by some authors and Stephen King recommended this author so highly, it reminded me of me when I get excited about an author or book. So far I am in love with this book - it's a great mystery with several layers of mystery. I'm loving it! We'll see how it ends...Great book!!!!
Robert Goddard is a true master storyteller. His normal format is to alternate between present day and past events which are interminably linked in some dark and mysterious way. This time he chose early 20th Century to set the scene. Famous politicians such as Lloyd George, Asquith, Churchill are in the story, brought to life by Goddard.The plot is beautifully weaved and involves deceit, romance and some nasty characters. I really didn't want the book to end but sadly it did and for me, this is
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