Listen to the Moon

Sir Michael Morpurgo OBE FRSL FKC DL is a writer, playwright, performer and librettist. The author of more than 150 children’s books, he has sold over 35 million copies worldwide and in almost 40 languages. A former teacher and vocal spokesperson for the benefits of reading for pleasure, he is currently the President of Book Trust. Between 2003–2005 he was Children’s Laureate and in 2018 he was knighted for services to literature and charity. Many of Michael’s books have been adapted for stage and screen, including the phenomenal National Theatre adaptation of War Horse, which has been seen by over 10 million people in over 100 cities around the world, broke the West End record for weekly ticket sales, and won 5 Tony Awards and 2 Olivier Awards. Michael is also the co-founder, with his wife Clare, of the charity Farms for City Children.

‘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 TelegraphA lovely, lovely story . . . Full of lyrical descriptions of landscape and island life, which make it a real pleasure to read . . . Absorbing’ The BookbagMorpurgo 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