Private Peaceful (After Words)
by Michael Morpurgo
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Author: Michael MorpurgoEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-05-01
ISBN: 0439636531
Number of pages: 202
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
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Book Review: "From 1914-1918, the great European powers were locked in the most self-destructive war the world has ever known."
Summary: 4 Stars
Set in England during WWI, Private Peaceful is a story about a family, relationships, and the horrors of war. Thomas "Tommo" Peaceful feels guilt and regret over the demise of his forester father, who dies at the hands of a falling tree while trying to save his youngest son. In spite of his dad's absence, Tommo seems able to fully enjoy life with his brothers, Big Joe, brain damaged due to a case of meningitis when only an infant, and Charlie, three years Tommo's senior, and their loving mother. Not long after Mr. Peaceful's death the Colonel reminds the widow that their use of a cottage on his estate would end unless she agreed to work as his wife's lady's maid. While Mrs. Peaceful works at the house, a strict, by the book, maternal great aunt, known as "Grandma" to the Peaceful boys (though they secretly refer to her as Grandma Wolf) cares for them. The boys struggle to please the demanding woman, silently enduring her constant criticism of the family and belittling behavior towards Big Joe, and suffer the cruelties of the Colonel. Fortunately, they find a friend in Molly, a classmate who all three boys adore for her kindness. When asked to volunteer to serve war men arrive asking for volunteers to serve in the British Army, the boys sneakily sign up as twins to hide the fact that Tommo is only fifteen. The two serve and survive the rigors of war and the conflicts of brotherhood.
Although not a fan of historical fiction, I appreciated learning the "historical" part of this work of fiction, which involves a significant event that happens late in the story. Also good: The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips by Michael Morpurgo, The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane, and The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara.
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