Title: Touching and haunting
Review: Flew through the very good "Private Peaceful". It's a story about making difficult decisions and standing behind your decision. The story takes place leading up to and during World War I. Two brothers in England, very close but very competitive, decided to enlist to do their part, in spite of other obligations (one has a young pregnant wife, the other is only 15 years old, was secretly responsible for his father's death, and vowed to look after his mother). Neither are prepared for what awaits them. The English Army is not portrayed in a very friendly light in this book, and the reader will often marvel at the stupidity of those running the operation. In all, a bittersweet story but an easy read and poignant.
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