
An Eagle in the Snow
Author: Michael Morpurgo
Narrator: Paul Chequer
Unabridged: 2 hr 35 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 10/08/2015

Author: Michael Morpurgo
Narrator: Paul Chequer
Unabridged: 2 hr 35 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 10/08/2015
Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of Britain's best loved writers for children, with sales of over 35 million copies. He has written over 150 books, has served as Children’s Laureate, and has won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize, the Writers Guild Award, the Whitbread Award, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Eleanor Farjeon Lifetime Achievement Award. With his wife, Clare, he is the co-founder of Farms for City Children. Michael was knighted in 2018 for services to literature and charity.
Tengo sentimientos encontrados con este libro, por un lado hasta la mitad del libro no me estaba gustado casi nada ritmo lento demasiados personajes que apenas aportaban nada y no volvían a aparecer, desplazamientos de lugar, paso rápido del tiempo... en fin que no me estaba metiendo para nada en la......more
4,25/5 o lo que es lo mismo, que está MUY bien pero con alguna reserva. Se desarrolla durante los últimos años del imperio romano de Occidente, cuando las tribus bárbaras invadieron la Galia atravesando la frontera del Rin. El protagonista es Máximo, el general romano a cargo de la defensa de esa fro......more
6,75/10 Aunque he terminado con buen sabor de boca esta novela, la primera parte me ha costado bastante pillarle el ritmo e incluso he llegado a plantearme el abandonarla, pero como soy cabezón, le he dado una oportunidad y lo cierto es que a partir de la mitad mejora bastante y termina siendo bastan......more
While I was reading this, by happenstance my uncle (a naval man) began a blog post with a quote: "Amateurs talk tactics; professionals talk logistics." And that sums up the consummately professional Eagle in the Snow in a nutshell: it is a book about logistics. If you are looking for Hollywood-style......more
“Brilliant, fascinating and intriguing. Historical fiction at its most magnificent.” Jackie French “Handled with Morpurgo's usual zip and feeling.” The Sunday Times “Has the feel of a classic already: quality storytelling.” The Irish Times “Gripping stuff, the only snag is that the reader is likely to be so engrossed that all hopes of convivial company for Christmas will have to be abandoned until they've finished the last chapter.” Evening Echo (Ireland)