WARHORSE - MICHAEL
MORPURGO
Another loan from the
Liz library! And another horse biography, written predominantly from
the horses point of view. I initially noted a main character happened
to be a bellringer, somewhat partial to the tenor - which reminds me
on my youth when I rang church bells and used to enjoy ringing the
tenors, myself.
The story details a
Lassie-style separation of horse from master, then the adventures and
misfortunes that befall the horse, before a reuniting, leading to a
heart-grasping end.
Older readers may note
the passage where the two sides show white flags and meet in the
midst of the battle to rescue the wandering lost horse - and how this
shows the way war encourages mindless men to fight and kill one
another because their governments brainwashed them into the
'necessity' of doing so, but how they only want to go home and live
happy lives, themselves - how everyday people are peace-seeking, but
governments cause trouble and demand support - and how friend and foe
may both have a kind heart when it comes to animals.
