![]() He kept a diary about his experiences and many of his descriptions matched with this book. The things he saw and did affected him for the rest of his life. He was caught the first time, but succeeded a year later at seventeen. This book really grabbed me and I think this had a great deal to do with my own grandfather who ran away at age sixteen to fight in World War I. The brutality that the author describes in rich, lyrical language makes it plain that there is really nothing noble about warfare and that the psychological effects of this particular war were devastating. The story of one Canadian lad who goes off to the trenches in World War I was an intricate and heart wrenching story. ![]() The Wars by Timothy Findley is a short book but it packs a very large punch. ![]()
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