Description

The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier

Three Polish siblings – Ruth, Edek and Bronia – are fending for themselves in the outskirts of Warsaw towards the ned of the Second World War. Having received a message from their father, the three children, together with an orphan Jan, make their way across Europe to find their parents in Switzerland. With them is a talisman: a silver letter opener in the shape of a sword, salvaged from the ruins of their house.

First published in 1956 (and titled ‘Escape from Warsaw’ in the United States), ‘The Silver Sword’ has been described by the Oxford Companion to Children’s Literature as ‘one of the most remarkable books since 1945’. Hungry, homeless and separated from their parents, the children face great trials before finding their way home. But they also learn to rely on each other, and find kindness and help in unexpected places, from the German couple who shelter them to the Russian sentry Ivan who gives Ruth pencils and paper for her school.

Features;

• Folio Society First Impression
• Publisher Folio Society, London; 2012
• Grey Cloth Hardback, 139 pp
• Superbly illustrated by Raul Allen
• Size 230 x 160mm, 800g

Condition: Near Fine – Stain to Back of Slipcase, Book Unmarked Copy

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