The Silver Sword

by Ian Serraillier

ISBN: 0140301461

FORMAT: Paperback 18cm x 11cm

PAGES: 159

CONDITION: Good: light shelf and reading wear.

EDITION: c1956 41 edition 1960

WEIGHT: 160g (letter rate)

'This is the best of my treasures,' said Jan. 'It will bring me luck, and it will bring you luck because you gave it to me.'

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Although the silver sword was only a paper knife, it became the symbol of hope and courage which kept the four deserted and starving children alive through the years of occupation, and afterwards on the exhausting and dangerous journey from war-torn Poland to Switzerland, where they hoped to find their parents.

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This extraordinary moving account of life as it was for children during and after the Second World War is based on a true story. It has become one of the most popular books to be published in Puffin.

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Thanks for your interest.