Peace on the Western Front by Mattia Signorini

 Peace on the Western Front

 by Mattia Signorini



Peace on the Western Front by Mattia Signorini published by Manilla Press

My thanks to the author and the publisher for sending me a copy to review and to 

Compulsive Readers for inviting me to take part on the tour.



Synopsis

1914. A boy enrols in the army, hoping to find peace in the great adventure of war. Handed a rifle, he discovers the grim grey days distinguished only by the ever-present spectre of death. In the midst of horror, he finds close friendships, love and companionship. In an unexpected act of courage, he changes the course of history, bringing German and Brits to put down their weapons for a celebration of peace.

In 1933, a father and son set out for Flanders. The former soldier carries more of the war with him than his maimed left hand. The British man he met in the forest of Ypres is a memory passed down from father to son, a story of friendship across enemy lines, forged by one uniting the need for peace.




My Review

This has to be one of the moving short stories about Peace, and the instigation of it, that I have ever read in such an emotive context. There is a lot to be taken form this book that we should all try and incorporate into our everyday lives, no matter what situation we find ourselves in.

It does make you wonder what the world would be like if all soldiers would just put down their arms and refuse to fight. COuld we all finally live in peace with one another , regardless of religion, race, etc.

As you can probably gather from the above paragraph I was incredibly moved by this book and William's ability to look for ways of bringing peace into even the most horrific of places.

Even though this is a relatively short book , it is not one to be rushed. Take your time with it and look at the different situations they found themselves in and , as is so often mentioned in the book " Live in the present and not in the past otherwise the past affects the future" 


About the Author



Mattia Signorini (1980) holds a degree in communications from the University of Padua. After working as an editor in Milan, he opened a creative writing school, the Palomar School, in his hometown, Rovigo.

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