I finished this book on Wednesday morning. It's rare that I am surprised by an ending, but this one was somewhat of a surprise. It was also a very powerful book for young adults. It's the story of two Peaceful brothers, Charlie and Tommo who have both gone off to fight the 'Hun' in France in 1914 when Charlie is 18 and Tommo is 14. Each chapter begins with time. Tommo is remembering through one long sleepless night of his life in England with his 2 brothers and his mother and Molly. Ah, Molly. It's such a lovely sad story about family and relationships and becoming. And of course, the horror of war. In particular the horror of the "Great War". This makes warring so personal. I have read Jeff Shaara's book "
To the Last Man" about the first World War and that gave quite a bit of perspective on this very personal story about it. An outstanding book. Enjoy it if you can.
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