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    Private Peaceful
    Private Peaceful
    Private Peaceful
    Audiobook4 hours

    Private Peaceful

    Written by Michael Morpurgo

    Narrated by Jamie Glover

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateAug 4, 2011
    ISBN9780007452842
    Private Peaceful
    Author

    Michael Morpurgo

    Michael Morpurgo is one of Britain’s best-loved writers for children. He has written over 130 books including War Horse, which was adapted for a hugely successful stage production by the National Theatre and then, in 2011, for a film directed by Steven Spielberg. Michael was Children’s Laureate from 2003 to 2005. The charity Farms for City Children, which he founded thirty years ago with his wife Clare, has now enabled over 70,000 children to spend a week living and working down on the farm. His enormous success has continued with his most recent novels Flamingo Boy and The Snowman, inspired by the classic story by Raymond Briggs. He was knighted in 2018 for services to literature and charity.

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      The horrors of war and the injustice! Love Michael Morpugo's books. Beautifully written albeit it sad in places.

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