Rosalind Minett
ASIN: B00X8CCXNO
Publisher: Uptake publications
Pages: 268
WAR THREATENS AT THE VERY SHORES OF HOME . . . With Hitler in Europe and devious cousin, Kenneth, at the doorstep, Billy's world is about to change. A fateful rivalry is born . . .Lonely Billy's excitement at having a playmate turns to dismay. Frail, artistic Kenneth is set on tormenting him, Uncle Frank is an outright bully and Billy's parents fail to see further than Kenneth's porcelain looks to his darker soul. Those very emotions that enable Hitler’s rise - envy over strength, desire for new territory - now ferment in the Wilson home.Only Billy's secret sighting of a precious Cossack sabre can comfort him by imagining he has its power.As war becomes a reality, the sabre becomes an icon that sustains Billy through evacuation and hardship, and particularly, Kenneth's invasion of his personal space.