ISBN 9780099572855|Paperback|256 pages|2012|Vintage
Three children have lost their parents in the chaos of war, when they meet a ragged boy with a paperknife - a silver sword - they set out on a quest to find their father.
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ISBN 9780099572855|Paperback|256 pages|2012|Vintage
Three children have lost their parents in the chaos of war, when they meet a ragged boy with a paperknife - a silver sword - they set out on a quest to find their father.
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Having lost their parents in the chaos of war, Ruth, Edek and Bronia are left alone to fend for themselves and hide from the Nazis amid the rubble and ruins of their city. They meet a ragged orphan boy, Jan, who treasures a paperknife a silver sword which was entrusted to him by an escaped prisoner of war. The three children realise that the escapee was their father, the silver sword a message that he is alive and searching for them. Together with Jan they begin a dangerous journey across the battlefields of Europe to find their parents.
Author:
Ian Serraillier
ISBN:
9780099572855
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
256
Year of Publication:
2012
Publisher:
Vintage
Edition:
First
Condition:
New
Country of Origin:
India
About the Author
The author was born in London in 1912, the eldest of four children. When he was only six years old, his father died and as his mother was often not very well, he looked after his younger siblings, especially during their long summer holidays in Switzerland. After university, he became a teacher and a writer. When the Second World War broke out, Ian refused to fight, because he believed it is wrong to kill another person. Many people who believed this were sent to prison, but fortunately Ian was allowed to continue to teach. After the war, the newspapers were full of picture of the ruined cities of Europe and the children who had been orphaned or made homeless by the war. He was determined to tell their story. Ruth, Edek, Jan and Bronia are all based on real children and even the silver sword paperknife was real. He wrote many children's books but The Silver Sword is his most famous and most beloved and it has never been out of print.
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