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    Dear Olly
    Dear Olly
    Dear Olly
    Audiobook1 hour

    Dear Olly

    Written by Michael Morpurgo

    Narrated by Paul Mcgann

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Read by Paul McGann, ‘Dear Olly’ was written by Michael Morpurgo in 2000.
    A stunning performance and narrative.

    Ollie’s brother wants to go and work with children who have been made orphans, through war, in Africa. He wants to be a clown and make them laugh. His mother and sister want him to stay in England and go to university.

    Hero, a swallow, has a journey to make too. He must fly to Africa for the winter to join all the other swallows. His journey is difficult and fraught with danger.

    Three separate stories are woven into one powerful and moving novel whose central theme exposes the horrors of war and of landmines, but also the endurance of the human spirit.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateOct 4, 2010
    ISBN9780007420568
    Dear Olly
    Author

    Michael Morpurgo

    Michael Morpurgo is one of Britain’s best-loved writers for children. He has written over 130 books including War Horse, which was adapted for a hugely successful stage production by the National Theatre and then, in 2011, for a film directed by Steven Spielberg. Michael was Children’s Laureate from 2003 to 2005. The charity Farms for City Children, which he founded thirty years ago with his wife Clare, has now enabled over 70,000 children to spend a week living and working down on the farm. His enormous success has continued with his most recent novels Flamingo Boy and The Snowman, inspired by the classic story by Raymond Briggs. He was knighted in 2018 for services to literature and charity.

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    • 4/5
      a quick, but good read that ticked all the boxes for me in terms of a 'chill out read'. A moving story of a brother, a sister and a swallow, and how all are in some way victims of the horrors of landmines. Olly's brother Matt wants to go and work with children who have been made orphans, through war, in Africa. He wants to be a clown and make them laugh. His mother and sister want him to stay in England and go to university. Hero, a swallow, has a journey to make too. He must fly to Africa for the winter to join all the other swallows. His migration is difficult and fraught with danger. Three separate stories are woven into one moving novel whose central theme exposes the horrors of war and of landmines, but also the endurance of the human spirit.
    • 3/5
      An easy book to read with an exellent story. Sad. Makes you think more about others.
    • 3/5
      A lovely story about having the courage to follow your dreams, and about recovering from disasters - just not, to me, very well told. Not bad - but the characters weren't very believable, and the dialogue was rather unconvincing. A bit disappointing, but it won't stop me from trying another of Morpugo's books.