- World War, 1914-1918, Young adult fiction, Juvenile fiction, Single-parent families
When Thomas Peaceful's older brother is forced to join the British Army, Thomas decides to sign up as well, although he is only fourteen years old, to prove himself to his country, his family, his childhood love, Molly, and himself.
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Earnest, grave, classical in form and bleak.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
- intimateepic
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About the book
- First published
- 1962
- Pages
- 197
- Publisher
- Gallimard, Alberdania, HarperCollins
- Editions
- 33
- Language
- English, French, Chinese
- ISBN
- 9789944693035
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“They’ve gone now, and I’m alone at last.”
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