Geoffrey Staddon turned his back on the best things in his life. He turned his back on the beautiful house Clouds Frome, his finest achievement as an architect. He turned his back on the woman he loved, Consuela Caswell, and who loved him in return. Twelve years later, amidst the tatters of his career and marriage, he is forced to contemplate the remorse and shame of his betrayal.

But when he reads that Consuela has been charged with murder, he knows instinctively that she cannot be guilty. And when she sends her own daughter to him, pleading for help, Geoffrey cannot ignore the dangerous lure of the past any longer. He must return to Clouds Frome, and face the dark secret it holds.

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A master storyteller, Independent on Sunday

Don't, I implore you, read the last pages first, for you'll spoil the book's best surprise if you do, Sunday Press, Dublin

His narrative power, strength of characterisation and superb plots, plus the ability to convey the atmosphere of the period quite brilliantly, make him compelling reading, Books --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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Robert Goddard was born in Hampshire and read History at Cambridge. His first novel, Past Caring, was an instant bestseller. Since then his books have captivated readers worldwide with their edge-of-the-seat pace and their labyrinthine plotting. His first Harry Barnett novel, Into the Blue, was winner of the first WHSmith Thumping Good Read Award and was dramatized for TV, starring John Thaw. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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Publisher : Transworld Digital (10 April 2010)
ASIN : B003GDFQLQ
Language: : English

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Alan in Durham

Superb

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 July 2019

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Including the Harry Barnett and James Maxted trilogies this is 15th book that I have read by Robert Goddard. And I will keep coming back for more with three already stockpiled in my reader.
Perhaps with the exception of Maxted all stories so far have had no real, pure heroes but instead flawed main protagonists and some badly so. Each time Goddard identifies a main character early then unbolts the trap door and lets him fall. Not everyone has a soft landing. [OK Harry Barnett got lucky!]
Most of those that I have read so far are partially, if not totally, placed in time periods more than a century ago. So nothing is instantly available and movement is slow at even horse driven speed. That adds to the tension.
TAKE NO FAREWELL has many twists and turns as it unfolds through a narrative that is centred completely on the main protagonist but introducing letters and documents made available as a vehicle to explain events he has not witnessed. Adding to his despair and frustration while those events continue in his ignorance.
In short another excellent book

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Briony Holyoake

Book, beautifully written.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 July 2019

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Always brilliant, and “not put downable”! I learned the phrasing “had been” and “was” why writers use this, and the difference in English. Prompted me to look it all up! I find it irritating, the use of “had been”. I find myself paraphrasing the writers’ prose if it used a lot. Robert Goddard has to be rationed by me.....I just can’t put the books down, which means all essential routines suffer! The solid substance of his research, settings of time, era, place, historical facts, interwoven into the story and characters. Consistency. Brilliant. His hard work is amazing.

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Country girl

Enjoyable but...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 May 2018

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An enjoyable read but would've benefited from being about a hundred pages shorter. I found it hard to understand the two main characters. Why if Geoffrey was so desperately in love with Consuela was he so easily persuaded to turn his back on her? It seemed so out of character. Why was Consuela so adamant in refusing to see him when she had urged that her daughter contact him for help? And why was she so unconcerned and uncooperative throughout the court case? Was she resigned to her fate or supremely confident that she would be acquitted? Have I missed something?

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Ruju

Goddard at his best

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 April 2014

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Main character plodding along in life? Check. Events in the past coming back to haunt him? Check. Flashbacks to weave said events into narrative? Check. Everything not as it seems? Check. Scenes in italics when a journal is being read? Check. Exquisite use of language? Check. Yep, it's another Robert Goddard mystery/thriller/historical fiction novel.

Goddard's grasp and use of English is a joy to behold; broad enough so that the odd word makes you think, but without ever showing off to the extent that the reader needs a dictionary to hand (no problem anyway if you're lucky enough to own a Kindle!). Take No Farewell is a fairly long book, but Goddard's flowing style and excellent story telling ensures that it never drags.

I rarely give a 5 star rating, and nearly knocked it down to 4 due to an issue with the main character, Geoffrey Staddon. As an architect who has designed and built a number of impressive buildings, I would expect him to be a clever chap. However, at times he proved gullible beyond belief. This was obviously required to make the plot work and I suppose Goddard would say it's part of his character, but it seemed a bit convenient. However, in the end I rated the book on my overall experience of it which was first rate.

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Tone the Cone

Usual RG Story Ab Fab stuff, just ignore his prologue

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 November 2014

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I have read a few of Robert Goddards books and they are all in a similar theme, with very believable characters which are thrown into a situation where they find they are compelled to become amateur detectives. This is over simplifying the stories of course, but this book is superbly written with all the usual RG twists in the tail.
This story is set in the twenties, with plenty of action with murders betrayal , divorces and lost love.
All good stuff, don't let the first few pages put you off, I have found this with RGs books before they tend to have a few pages of nonsense before the story proper kick starts.
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