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From the Children's Laureate of England, a stunning novel of the First World War, a boy who is on its front lines, and a childhood remembered. Includes After Words bonus features.

As the enemy lurks in the darkness, Thomas struggles to stay awake through the night. He has lived through the terror of gas attacks and watched friends die by his side. But in the morning, Thomas will be forced to confront an even greater horror.
As the minutes tick by, Thomas remembers his childhood spent deep in the countryside with his mother, his brothers, and Molly, the love of his life. But each minute that passes brings Thomas closer to something he can't bear to to think about--the moment when the war and its horrific consequences will change his life forever.

这是一个人如何在困境和希望中长大的故事
也是一个生命守护和拥抱另一个生命的故事
有关爱，温暖，困境，和坚强
生活在英国小镇的小托，跟妈妈、两个哥哥，还有心生好感的姑娘莫莉，一起过着宁静、明亮、芬芳的生活。生活中也有悲伤、愁苦、失落，和看似解决不了的困境，每每这时，他们就唱起一首名叫《柑橘与柠檬啊》的歌。在歌声中，敏感、柔弱的小托慢慢长大。
战争的轰然来临，改变了所有人的生活。小托本能地逃避战争的行为，却被别人以及他自己认为是懦弱的。为了逃避这种羞耻，为了逃避爱情的挫败，小托谎报了年龄，和查理一起应征入伍。在战火中，小托对世界和自己有了更新的认识，他渐渐褪去了柔弱和怯懦，懂得坚强、担当和关怀，内心越来越强大。
这部小说结构精巧，由时间和回忆组成，时钟粥???阄宸帧⑹?闼氖?帧⒔咏??坏阋豢獭??奔湟环忠幻肓魇牛?⊥性诨潮砼允睾蜃牛?却?盘烀鳎?却?沤峋帧?br/>第二天，清晨差一分六点，读者终于随着小托的回忆，走回现实的当下，揭开故事的最终秘密……一夕回忆，水样春愁的童年陡然步入悲怆不休的少年。
这是一个孩子如何在困境和希望中长大的故事，而我们——经过了无数欢乐、哀愁、恩怨、挫折、沮丧、寂寞、谎言、猜疑的大人们，也在这里，看到始终存在于自己内心的——那个儿童。