Listen to the Moon
A heart-wrenching and beautiful First World War novel where, in the face of fear and division, love, courage and kindness allow life to go on after unthinkable tragedy
Shortlisted for the Costa Book Awards
‘Our national treasure . . . Hugely moving’ New Statesman
When Alfie Wheatcroft and his father find an injured girl alone on one of Scilly’s uninhabited islands, they have no idea where she’s come from or who she is. Able to speak only one word, ‘Lucy’, the girl is a mystery to everyone – even herself.
While the Wheatcrofts love her as one of their own, their fellow islanders are filled with wartime suspicion. As hostility mounts and hope dwindles, the key to Lucy’s lost memories may lie just beyond the shoreline . . .
”'Our national treasure . . . Hugely moving” - New Statesman
”'Please invite this wonderful story in, you won’t regret it. History is rarely more movingly alive” - Morris Gleitzman
”'A belter of a book that rivals War Horse in its cinematic storytelling” - Daily Telegraph
”A lovely, lovely story . . . Full of lyrical descriptions of landscape and island life, which make it a real pleasure to read . . . Absorbing” - The Bookbag
”Morpurgo returns to the First World War of his much-lauded War Horse in a beautifully crafted, multivoiced novel about the sinking of the Lusitania, the strength of family bonds, the vicissitudes of memory, and the fear and bigotry of neighbours . . . All the elements of the tale weave together both beautifully and dramatically. A poignant and life-affirming story from a master” - Kirkus Reviews
”'An emotional tale of wreck and recovery” - Publishers Weekly