Other editions of book The Prisoner

Tom and Iris watch the enemy aircraft coming down towards the trees and make up their minds to go hunting for souvenirs. But they find more than they bargained for: the injured piot. And then the air-raid warning sounds and they all have to take shelter. While the two English children andthe teenage German pilot are confined together, wih bombs falling all around them, Tom and Iris listen to Martin's story...* James Riordan's first novel Sweet Clarinet was shortlisted for the Whitbread Children's Book Award and won the Nasen Specisl Education Needs Award* James Riordan has earned a reputation for writing about war in a powerful and uncompromising way

Tom and Iris watch the enemy aircraft coming down towards the trees and make up their minds to go hunting for souvenirs. But they find more than they had bargained for: the injured pilot, tangled in the tree by his parachute. And then the air-raid warnings sound and they all have to takeshelter. While the two English children and the teenage German pilot are confined together, with the bombs falling around them, Tom and Iris listen to Martin's story. They come to realize that the real casualties of war are not only the soldiers, sailors, and airmen, but the old, the sick, thewomen, and the children - and that bombs don't care what side you are on.* James Riordan has now earned himself a reputation for writing about war in a powerful and uncompromising way.* His background in retelling traditional stories shows in his excellent storytelling abilities.* James Riordan was in his sixties when his first novel, "Sweet Clarinet", was published.* "Sweet Clarinet" was shortlisted for the Whitbread Children's Book Award and won the Nasem Special Educational Needs Book Award.* James Riordan lives in West Sussex.