After an abusive childhood in 1930s New York, Cedric Wymann, now orphaned, is taken in by a cousin suffering from mustard gas poisoning who becomes a father, helps him reconnect with friends, and finds him a fencing teacher, giving Cedric a means to avenge past wrongs and forge a better future.
year: 2011
call number/section: 1000
subjects: fencing, fiction, orphans, friendship, amputees, cousins, new york (n.y.), history, fiction