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

'Full of warmth as well as grief, conveying vividly how precious it is to be alive' Sunday Times



As young Thomas Peaceful looks back over his childhood from the battlefields of the First World War, his memories are full of family life deep in the countryside.



But the clock is ticking, and every moment Tommo spends remembering how things used to be, means another moment closer to something that will change his life for ever.

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‘A deeply moving portrayal of camaraderie and courage, innocence and brutality’ Telegraph

‘[Tommo’s] journey from agricultural labourer to cannon fodder is movingly told . . . 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’ The 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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      Publisher Harper Collins
      Imprint HarperCollins
      Published 3 August 2023
      ISBN-13 9780008638542
      978-0008638542
      ISBN-10 0008638543
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      Children & Teen Children & Teen Fiction Books by Michael Morpurgo

      Description

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

      'Full of warmth as well as grief, conveying vividly how precious it is to be alive' Sunday Times



      As young Thomas Peaceful looks back over his childhood from the battlefields of the First World War, his memories are full of family life deep in the countryside.



      But the clock is ticking, and every moment Tommo spends remembering how things used to be, means another moment closer to something that will change his life for ever.

      Trade Review

      ‘A deeply moving portrayal of camaraderie and courage, innocence and brutality’ Telegraph

      ‘[Tommo’s] journey from agricultural labourer to cannon fodder is movingly told . . . 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’ The 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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