by Ian Serraillier · Vintage Children's Classics · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780099572855
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«The Silver Sword» is Ian Serraillier's young adult novel, published by Vintage Children's Classics in paperback (256 pages, in English).
Ruth, Edek and Bronia, three Polish siblings, are left alone in a Poland devastated by the Second World War. Together with Jan, an orphan who keeps a paper knife called the Silver Sword, and taking it as a symbol of hope, they set out on a journey through war-torn Europe towards Switzerland, where they hope to be reunited with their parents.
The work was originally published in 1956 and is set in a Nazi-occupied Europe during the Second World War.
Recommended for young readers seeking a classic story of war, courage and hope.
Ian Serraillier was an English novelist and poet. He retold legends from England, Greece and Rome and was best known for his children's books, especially The Silver Sword (1956), a wartime adventure story that the BBC adapted for television in 1957 and again in 1971.
