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Peace Lily
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Peace Lily

Recommended by Simon Smith

Recommended by Simon Smith

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Recommended by 1 source and appears in World War 1.

Peace Lily follows on from Where The Poppies Now Grow, The Christmas Truce and Flo Of The Somme and finds childhood friend, Lily, follow Ben and Ray to the battlefields. Peace Lily marks the contribution made by women to the First World War and celebrates the common humanity shown by all, on all sides....

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Simon Smith

@HilsRobinson @Martin_Impey @PoppyLegion @NetworkRailKGX Just the most wonderful book. In fact just the most wonderful series of books.

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Plain, economical prose drops you into frontline life and tracks the slow erosion of youthful enthusiasm into numbness. What works best is the intimate, day‑to‑day realism—small details of mud, fear, boredom and comradeship make the horror immediate. The main limitation is repetitiveness: similar episodes of bombardment, fatigue and brief leaves can blunt narrative momentum. Narrow viewpoint keeps wider politics offstage, so expect an emotionally draining, tightly focused portrait rather than a panoramic history.

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