Private Peaceful

Author(s): Michael Morpurgo

Senior Fiction

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


Product Information

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

Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of the UK's best-loved authors for children and young people. He was the third UK Children's Laureate and he has won the Children's Book Award, the Nestle Children's Book Prize and the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award. There have been many stage and screen adaptations of his books, including a major film and award-winning stage play based on War Horse. Michael also set up the charity Farms for City Children with his wife Clare.

General Fields

  • : 9780008638542
  • : HarperCollins Publishers
  • : HarperCollins
  • : 0.18
  • : 31 July 2023
  • : 2 Centimeters X 12.9 Centimeters X 19.8 Centimeters
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Michael Morpurgo
  • : Paperback
  • : English
  • : 823.914
  • : 208