Remembrance by Theresa Breslin was an amazing read, emotional and deeply moving.
The story is about The Great War (or World War One) and how it changes the lives of 5 young people. They are; Charlotte, a fairly rich girl from a grande household, Francis, Charlottes older brother who does not believe in fighting, Margaret, the girl who works at the shop and becomes friends with Francis, John Malcom, Margarets twin and loves Charlotte and fianlly Alex, Margaret and John Malcoms younger brother.
The story follows their lives througout the time between 1914-1918, and it is often shocking, sad and also romantic. Be warned, it is sad at times and also a very vivid depiction of the war itself, which was really awful in itself, so you may cry tears of saddness as well as tears of joy.
The story is amazing, and gets a 4 stars out of 5. I recommend for 11+, because of the content about war. It may sound like a boring historical book, BUT IT IS NOT. It is amazing, and I strongly recommend it for any reader.
Read it, and remember.
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Ok you must like de-pressin books mate!.! This sounds slight-ly We-irrrrd!.! :-)(
ReplyDeletePlaneLuver, this book was a HIGHLY EMOTIONAL book about WW1 and ensuring the deaths were not in vain, and that they will be REMEMBERED. Be careful how you say things like that, it could be taken as offensive, especially now we are getting closer to 11th November. Thanx for taking the time to comment though, and if you decide to read it, please post your views.
ReplyDeleteThis book is an in depth, powerful, emotional portrayal of the lives of innocents in a period of social, political and world unrest. It is a true image of the different effects of war and it is truly amazing. Thank you for writing a blog on it.
ReplyDeleteThank you for taking the time to comment, i totally agree that Theresa Breslin wrote her characters and story so well, and so truthfully. I find a lot of war books to be over dramatised but this one truly isnt. I love the authors research notes and poems she includes too; an amazing story!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful story, so full of meaning. Thank you for blogging on this story, its so underappreciated and yet such an amazing story. Please read all.
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