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Robert John Goddard
Seeheim-Jugenheim
So - who am I? I was born in Thames Ditton, Surrey, in 1952. I attended the local school until 1963, passed the 11 plus exam and went to Rutlish School, Wimbledon. I have a B.A. in History (1976), a Postgraduate Diploma in International Marketing (1990), and a Masters Degree in Education (1996). I have lived and worked in Italy, Portugal, Jordan and Germany. All of my novels contain elements of my experiences in these places. I currently live near Frankfurt with my German wife and 14-year-old son, Anton. I also have a 38-year-old son, Alexander, from my first marriage. I have written 6 novels and 2 novellas as well as several short stories and a book for university teachers entitled: "Teaching English for International Business." People frequently ask me what my books are about! That is a difficult one to answer but I often begin my reply by saying the books are not about me or my life and, to a certain extent, this is true. However, there are a number of themes that I come back to again and again. The first of these is how the past can impact on the present, and the second theme, perhaps related to the first, is the relationship between parents and children. Why is this? Perhaps because I have been fascinated by history as long as I can remember and that fascination remained intact even after studying the subject at university. History has not helped much in my academic career but it has clearly influenced me in more subtle ways that I only now recognise. When I am not writing, I do some teaching; I study German and keep fit by cycling and walking in the hills between Darmstadt and Heidelberg either alone or with my wife and son.
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New novel - chapter 1
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Extract from a novel unfinished
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Waiting for the Barbarians
Posted Feb 25, 2021 at Thoughts and words
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Novel extract
Posted Jan 23, 2021 at Thoughts and words
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The Letter 2 - draft
Posted Nov 30, 2020 at Thoughts and words
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Book sales - covid, covers and Christmas
Book sales (mainly paperbacks) are going through the roof. Is it because of lockdown and/or Christmas coming? Or is it because of the covers that were done earlier this year? Or could it be a combination of the three? Perhaps people even like the books. Continue reading
Posted Nov 25, 2020 at Thoughts and words
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Look back with pleasure
Posted Nov 23, 2020 at Thoughts and words
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The Letter - draft
Posted Nov 17, 2020 at Thoughts and words
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Journey's End
Posted Nov 15, 2020 at Thoughts and words
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Terrace in starlight
Posted Nov 12, 2020 at Thoughts and words
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Video of book club interview
Video of book club interview Continue reading
Posted Oct 30, 2020 at Thoughts and words
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Book Club interview with author Robert John Goddard Oct 25, 2020 06:00 PM
Posted Oct 17, 2020 at Thoughts and words
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Character and porridge...
Posted Oct 3, 2020 at Thoughts and words
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The end of the world...
Posted Sep 29, 2020 at Thoughts and words
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You are my world...
Posted Sep 28, 2020 at Thoughts and words
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Beware of the hand that feeds us...
Posted Sep 23, 2020 at Thoughts and words
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From the unknown...
Posted Sep 21, 2020 at Thoughts and words
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Ours is no longer to reason...
Posted Sep 18, 2020 at Thoughts and words
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Twisted minds
Posted Sep 17, 2020 at Thoughts and words
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Heroes and villains inside us all
Posted Sep 16, 2020 at Thoughts and words
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The power of strangers
Posted Sep 15, 2020 at Thoughts and words
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Inspiration through constraint
Posted Sep 7, 2020 at Thoughts and words
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Inspiration from gender
Posted Sep 4, 2020 at Thoughts and words
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The power of simplicity
Posted Sep 2, 2020 at Thoughts and words
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Inspiration through forgetting
Posted Sep 2, 2020 at Thoughts and words
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