
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 & 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 & present creating both humour & heartache & building tension for its dramatic & thought-provoking conclusion