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sandin954's review against another edition
5.0
Family secrets and plot twist abound in this highly entertaining, though deliberately paced historical set in Victorian England.
carolineroche's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book - I usually enjoy Goddard but this one especially had a lot of twists and turns in it, leading to a shocking dark secret that you never would have guessed at, which I love. Well worth reading/listening to.
michael_k's review against another edition
3.0
Actually it's more 3.5 and take into account that I don't give 4s easily. It's totally recommended for people who enjoy plot especially with lots of twists.
cook_memorial_public_library's review against another edition
4.0
Every Goddard book is unexpected – a puzzle with twists and turns. In this novel, a stranger comes to town claiming he is a man who died eleven years earlier.
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mariakm's review against another edition
5.0
brilliant, I loved this, couldnt put it down and couldnt guess the twists and turns either. cant wait to read the next one of his, am trying to pace myself!
cel1a's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
pirellyn's review
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
hayesstw's review
4.0
A member of the English aristocracy apparently returns from the dead, but members of his own family don't recognise him. Sir James Davenell disappeared mysteriously 11 years before, and left a suicide notes, so it was assumed that he had killed himself. Failing to convince his family, he tries to persuade his former fiancee Constance, who is, however now married to William Trenchard.
As with many of Goddard's novels there is a mystery of the past that comes to back to affect the present of the characters. I first read it 28 years ago, and by the time I came to read it a second time I had forgotten most of the plot, so it was like reading it for the first time.
As with many of Goddard's novels there is a mystery of the past that comes to back to affect the present of the characters. I first read it 28 years ago, and by the time I came to read it a second time I had forgotten most of the plot, so it was like reading it for the first time.
pers's review
3.0
In places this felt like a bit of a slog. Apparently I prefer Goddard's contemporary novels with historical flashbacks to a purely historical one...
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