Armistice Runner

In a powerful tale of the fell-running messengers on the front-line of war, Tom Palmer celebrates the unsung athletic heroes of the Armistice for the centenary anniversary of the end of WWI. Lily discovers her great-great-grandfather's diaries from the First World War and finds inspiration to reconnect with her gran and win her races.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 06 September 2018
Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd

Tom Palmer pays tribute to the unsung athletic heroes of the Armistice in a powerful tale of the fell-running messengers on the front lines of war, published to commemorate the centenary of the end of World War I.

Lily is a young girl who is facing many challenges in her life. She is struggling to compete in her fell-running races and, worse, she is losing her grandmother to Alzheimer's disease. But then, she discovers her great-great-grandfather's diaries from the First World War. Could his incredible story of bravery help her reconnect with her grandmother and even give her the inspiration she needs to push through and win?

Lily is determined to find out, and she starts to read through the diaries. She learns about her great-great-grandfather's experiences as a fell-running messenger on the front lines of war. He was a brave and determined man who risked his life to deliver important messages to the troops.

As Lily reads more, she begins to see similarities between her great-great-grandfather's story and her own struggles. She realizes that her grandmother is not lost to Alzheimer's; she is just lost in the memories of her past. Lily decides to use her great-great-grandfather's story as inspiration to help her grandmother remember the good times they had together.

She starts to talk to her grandmother about the war, and she shows her pictures of her great-great-grandfather and his fellow messengers. She tells her grandmother about the bravery and sacrifice that these men made, and she helps her to see that her grandmother is still a strong and important woman.

As Lily continues to work with her grandmother, she begins to see improvements in her health. Her grandmother's memory starts to come back, and she becomes more engaged in her daily activities. Lily is overjoyed to see her grandmother's progress, and she knows that her great-great-grandfather's story played a big part in it.

In the end, Lily wins her fell-running race, but more importantly, she wins back her grandmother's love and respect. She knows that her great-great-grandfather's story will live on in her heart forever, and she is grateful for the inspiration that he gave her.

Weight: 192g
Dimension: 195 x 131 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781781128251