When Bobby is evacuated from London to a remote Devonshire village, a strange new chapter of his life begins. Empty of its menfolk, the village is given over to the <>the women, the old and young, and five terrifying boys who accuse Bobby of being a Nazi spy. Then, there is the enigmatic Bee King, a mysterious figure who exercises a powerful, hypnotic influence on the village, and especially the boys. As the days wind down to the D-day invasion and the Allied soldiers crash the beaches along the French coast, the villagers will enact their own drama -- a tense interplay of events that will engulf them all and ulti- mately reveal the truth about the Bee King. Brilliantly captivating and thoroughly researched, "Five Boys is the tale of the war's impact on the home front, bringing to light a lost place and time with an expert touch.
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ISBN | 9780060013950 |
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Sprache | eng |
Cover | FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Women, FICTION: Hispanic & Latino, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / General, FICTION: General, Novel, Kartonierter Einband (Kt) |
Verlag | Harper Collins (US) |
Jahr | 20030701 |
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