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672 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780340839904
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Hodder And Stoughton
Publication date: 05 December 2005
Description
Miner's son David Powlett-Jones returns from the carnage of the Western Front in 1918, shell-shocked and bitterly hardened by the violence of war. He begins life again as a master at a remote Devon school, controlling the destiny of boys barely hi...
Community Reviews Summary of 129 reviews
Moods
reflective 87%
hopeful 50%
inspiring 37%
sad 37%
funny 12%
informative 12%
Pace
medium 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 87% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 42% | Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 14%Average rating
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672 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780340839904
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Hodder And Stoughton
Publication date: 05 December 2005
Description
Miner's son David Powlett-Jones returns from the carnage of the Western Front in 1918, shell-shocked and bitterly hardened by the violence of war. He begins life again as a master at a remote Devon school, controlling the destiny of boys barely hi...
Community Reviews Summary of 129 reviews
Moods
reflective 87%
hopeful 50%
inspiring 37%
sad 37%
funny 12%
informative 12%
Pace
medium 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
Yes: 87% | No: 12%Loveable characters?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 12%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 42% | Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.