Title: Open wounds
Description: 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.
Subjects: Fencing, Cousins, Orphans, History, Friendship, Amputees, Fiction
Places: New York (N.Y.)
Time periods: 1898-1951