By Ian Serraillier
5 Stars
Historical Fiction
Teen to Adult
This is
another book from my children's Sonlight homeschooling curriculum. I
only have a few more of them to complete. Actually I finished reading
them I just have to compose my reviews.
This is
a fictional account of a Polish family, the Balickis based on actual
accounts from people who survived this period of time. It is a story
of a family separated and finally reunited. The family starts out in
Warsaw which is overrun by Nazi Germany. They were liberated by the
Russians. By that time the family was spread across Germany,
Switzerland and Poland not knowing whether they were all yet alive.
I have
one objection and I don't think it was the author's fault or choice.
The book was originally called The Silver Sword referring to a small
piece of jewellery that appears throughout the story and has great
symbolic significance. I think the original title was better than the
one later foisted on the book. The didn't really escape Warsaw as
much as left.
That
aside the book is very good and there are important lessons
throughout the book. I enjoyed the story a great deal and recommend
it.
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