Description
A young orphan boy is making his way westward from Budapest. His only possession is a medal of St. Anthony, left to him-by his dying mother. He encounters another wanderer, a pregnant woman, and shelters her in a shack by a frozen lake during a fierce snowstorm. In the woods he finds food for her, and through a hole in the ice of a lake tries to catch fish. The blizzard he regards as a friend-it shields him from marauding soldiers but racks his frail body. Fearless of the hostile forces of nature, he responds heroically to the demands of the woman’s plight and his own desperate situation while dreaming of a life of freedom on the high seas.
This poignant story is told with the utmost skill and effective economy of words, making it a small masterpiece of compassionate perception.
Hardcover, 126 pages. In excellent pre-loved condition.