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The extraordinary sequel to War Horse<\/em> from the master storyteller<\/strong><\/p>\n

‘If there are such things as contemporary classics, then this, surely, is one of them’ Daily Mail<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Joey was the last working horse on the farm, and the apple of Grandpa’s eye. When Joey was sent away to be a warhorse in the First World War, Grandpa joined the cavalry in order to find Joey and fight with him.<\/p>\n

Farm Boy<\/em> brings us forward fifty years, as Grandpa tells his grandson all about Joey, and reveals a secret which he has kept to himself all these years…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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