Masters Of Silence

"Desperate to save her children from the Nazis, Henry and Helen{u2019}s mother takes them to France to hide in a convent... (more)

"Desperate to save her children from the Nazis, Henry and Helen{u2019}s mother takes them to France to hide in a convent disguised as orphans. Visits from a local mime become the children{u2019}s one source of joy, especially for Henry, whose traumatic experience has left him a selective mute. But when an informer gives them up, the children are forced to flee yet again and the mime{u2014}a not yet famous Marcel Marceau{u2014}risks everything to save them."--Provided by the publisher. (less)