Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo
Told from the viewpoint of Tommy Peaceful, this cleverly written story takes a poignant look at the First World War from the view point of a child. Written by Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo, this beautifully written novel, contrasts greatly with the bittersweet childhood memories described amidst the backdrop of a horrific war. Private Peaceful captures the memories of a young First World War soldier awaiting the firing squad at dawn. From his early childhood adventures in rural Devon to the battles and injustices of war that brought him to the Front Line, Private Tommo Peaceful spends these lonely hours re-living his short but vivid past. A beautifully written novel, which contrasts bittersweet childhood memories with the horrors of war. Told in the first person it alternates between past and present, creating both humour and heartache and building tension for its dramatic and thought-provoking conclusion..full of warmth as well as grief, conveying vividly how precious it is to be alive...
Sunday Times
Deserves to last as an insight into the First World War in the same way as, say, The Silver Sword or Goodnight Mr Tom.
The Telegraph
A poignant, elegiac novel.
Daily Mail
Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of Britain's best loved writers for children, with sales of over 35 million copies. He has written over 150 books, has served as Children's Laureate, and has won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize, the Writers Guild Award, the Whitbread Award, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Eleanor Farjeon Lifetime Achievement Award. With his wife, Clare, he is the co-founder of Farms for City Children. Michael was knighted in 2018 for services to literature and charity.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780007205486 |
| ISBN 10 | 0007205481 |
| Title | Private Peaceful |
| Author | Michael Morpurgo |
| Series | Collins Readers |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2005-02-20 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Prizes | Winner of Blue Peter Book Award (Book I Couldn't Put Down Prize) 2005, Winner of Blue Peter Book of the Year 2005 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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