The frightening face of war is often beyond the comprehension of mature people. Children usually stay away from him. The story of this boy shows, however, that even the youngest have to face a difficult truth at times. And understand what adults would prefer not to talk about.
The author of the bestselling "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas" and "The Boy on the Mountain Top" in another exquisitely drawn war tale!
On the day of the outbreak of World War I, Alfie Summerfield's father had promised not to go to the front - but the next day he broke that promise. Four years later, Alfie doesn't know where his father is, only that he is on some special, secret mission.
World War I through the eyes of a little boy. Will he be able to find and heal his missing father? We recommend John Boyne's book "Stay, then fight" published by the Replika publishing house, which inspired me to write this article.
One day, while cleaning shoes at King's Cross Station, Alfie unexpectedly sees his father's name on the papers belonging to a military doctor. The bewildered and confused boy realizes that his father is lying in a nearby hospital - the place where patients with frontal neurosis are treated.
Alfie doesn't really know what front neurosis is, but decides to save his father from this strange, disturbing place ...
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