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Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo

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Private Peaceful

Author
Michael Morpurgo
Narrator
Jamie Glover
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Publish Date
4 August 2011
Run Time
4 hours 22 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction

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What to expect

Heroism or cowardice? A stunning story of the First World War from a master storyteller

Told in the voice of a young soldier, the story follows 24 hours in his life at the front during WW1, and captures his memories as he looks back over his life. Full of stunningly researched detail and engrossing atmosphere, the book leads to a dramatic and moving conclusion.

Both a love story and a deeply moving account of the horrors of the First World War, this book will reach everyone from 9 to 90.

Critics Review

  • 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

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Details
Author
Michael Morpurgo
Narrator
Jamie Glover
Duration
4 hours 22 minutes
Release Date
4 August 2011
ISBN
9780007452842
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Genre
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction

Synopsis

Heroism or cowardice? A stunning story of the First World War from a master storyteller Told in the voice of a young soldier, the story follows 24 hours in his life at the front during WW1, and captures his memories as he looks back over his life. Full of stunningly researched detail and engrossing atmosphere, the book leads to a dramatic and moving conclusion. Both a love story and a deeply moving account of the horrors of the First World War, this book will reach everyone from 9 to 90.

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