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Black Poppies

By: J. J. Kennard
Narrated by: David Maxwell
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Flanders, 1915. Captain Robert Armstrong receives an unexpected parcel. So begins a chain of events that will reveal a hidden past, guilty secrets, and unwelcome enticements. Asked to defend a junior officer accused of cowardice, Armstrong fights his battles on more than one front, and against unexpected enemies.

©2014 Jerry Kennard (P)2019 Jerry Kennard 20th Century Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction War & Military World War I
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Kept you guessing and was really rather good. Didn’t know where it was heading but enjoyed the ride.

Intrigued to say the least

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I have listened to other books by JJ Kennard which are fantastic and as I'm not into war stories I avoided this one. However I decided to give it a go and I'm glad I did. I thought this was a lovely story, a touch of war without being heavy on that side of things with a possible romance, but then it becomes very intriguing with a turn of events which lead Armstrong down an entirely different path. I know there is no sequel but if there were I'd be eager to see how Armstrong managed with his new orders.

The author writes in such a way that I can imagine the scene as if it were a black and white film playing. As I said, this book held my interest and the narrator was able to put across the conversations very well. It felt authentic and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

The only bad thing is that there's no follow up book but I'm happy with the ending regardless.

Not just a war story & held my interest throughout

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