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"This tender fable of peace will linger with both younger and older readers." - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (starred review) One morning in France during World War I, two young sisters stumble upon an astonishing find in the woods: a soldier who has walked away from battle longing to see... Read Full Overview

From extraordinary novelist Sonya Hartnett comes a gently told fable of a lost soldier, heroic children, and a steadfast donkey. One morning in the woods of World War I France, two young sisters stumble upon an astonishing find - a soldier, temporarily blinded by war, who has... Read Full Overview

At once delicately told and deeply resonant. . . . This tender fable of peace will linger with both younger and older readers. -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"At once delicately told and deeply resonant. . . . This tender fable of peace will linger with both younger and older readers." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) One morning in the woods of World War I France, two young sisters stumble upon an astonishing find -- a soldier,... Read Full Overview

Set in the French countryside during World War I, this gently told fable of a lost soldier, heroic children, and a steadfast donkey explores rich territory in a tale of kindness, loyalty, and courage.

One bright spring morning in the woods of France, a soldier, blinded by the war, is found by a little girl named Coco, and her older sister Marcelle. In return for their kindness, the soldier tells the sisters marvellous tales, each story connected to the keepsake he carries... Read Full Overview

One bright spring morning in the woods of France, a soldier, blinded by the war, is found by a little girl named Coco, and her older sister Marcelle. In return for their kindness, the soldier tells the sisters marvellous tales, each story connected to the keepsake he carries... Read Full Overview