Dear Olly

Name: Dear Olly
Brand: Harper UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Michael Morpurgo
ISBN: 9780007420568

Author: Michael Morpurgo

Narrator: Paul McGann

Unabridged: 1 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 10/04/2010

Categories: Children's Fiction, Historical Stories, Regional Stories

Synopsis

Read by Paul McGann, ‘Dear Olly’ was written by Michael Morpurgo in 2000.A stunning performance and narrative. Ollie’s brother wants to go and work with children who have been made orphans, through war, in Africa. He wants to be a clown and make them laugh. His mother and sister want him to stay in England and go to university. Hero, a swallow, has a journey to make too. He must fly to Africa for the winter to join all the other swallows. His journey is difficult and fraught with danger. Three separate stories are woven into one powerful and moving novel whose central theme exposes the horrors of war and of landmines, but also the endurance of the human spirit.

About Michael Morpurgo

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jefi on November 10, 2022

Zaman zaman çocukluğuma dönüp rahat birşeyler okumak istediğim anlar için elimin altında tuttuğum bazı kitaplar var. Sevgili Olly de bunlardan birisiydi. Michael Morpurgo'nun anlatımını seviyorum. Basit, yalın, anlaşılır. Sevgili Olly'de de üç hikayeyi çok güzel birbirine bağlamış. Olly -> Kırlangıç......more

Goodreads review by Katie Be on October 01, 2024

I am not immune to Paul McGann (no seriously, check out my podcast with my bestie Maggie called Girlies for McGann) and I'm certainly not immune to Paul McGann reading an audiobook - middle grade or no. That said, Dear Olly was a rather poignant read from the perspective of 3 very different people (......more

Goodreads review by Sammy on December 29, 2021

Lovely little book about resilience, it’s only tiny so finest take long to read. 4.5/5......more

Goodreads review by Rebecca on October 22, 2015

I really enjoyed reading this book, as I found myself getting attached to each of the characters quite easily. I liked how Michael Morpurgo wrote about each of the characters, Olly, Hero and Matt., ensuring that they each of them had a voice, because it was interesting to see how each character perc......more