
Private Peaceful
eBook, Published by Harper Collins UK
(02 Feb 2012)
US$5.72
Now a major movie, Private Peaceful is the stunning classic novel of
love and war from Michael Morpurgo, beloved and bestselling author of
War Horse
Told in the voice of Private Tommo Peaceful, the story follows
twenty-four hours at the front, and captures his memories of his family
and his village life - by no means as tranquil as it appeared.
Full of vivid detail and engrossing atmosphere, leading to a dramatic
and moving conclusion, Private Peaceful is both a compelling love story
and a deeply moving account of the First World War. His [Tommo's]
journey from agricultural labourer to cannon fodder is movingly
told…Michael Morpurgo is expert at getting through to his readers. He
writes here about events that should never be forgotten nor forgiven,
and does so most effectively.
Independent
…full of warmth as well as grief, conveying vividly how precious it is
to be alive…
Sunday Times
The best novel he's written since The Butterfly Lion.
Times
Deserved to last as an insight into the First World War in the same way
as, say, The Silver Sword or Goodnight Mr Tom.
Telegraph
A poignant, elegiac novel.
Daily Mail Michael Morpugo is the third Children's Laureate, and is
one of the most well-known and best-loved of children's authors. He has
written over ninety books, short stories, screenplays and two musicals,
and has won many prizes, both here and in Europe, including the
Whitbread Award for The Wreck of the Zanzibar, the Children's Book Award
for Kensuke's Kingdom, and the Writers' Guild Award and the Smarties
Prize for The Butterfly Lion.
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