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Five Boys

Mick Jackson

2001239 pagesabout 4–5 hours
2001
first published
  • 2001Faber and Faber · 239 pages · ENGISBN 9780571206131
  • 2001William Morrow · 279 pages · ENGISBN 9780060013943
  • 2002Faber · 239 pages · ENGISBN 9780571206186
  • 2003Perennial · 288 pages · ENGISBN 9780060013950

A cockney evacuee to rural Devon is victimized by a local gang called the Five Boys. But he is not the only stranger to have an impact on the village. There are US soldiers destined for Operation Tiger, an English deserter in hiding, and Bee King.

Worth knowing

ViolenceFrequent

When and where

ThemesWar

Content notes

  • Warmoderateunreviewed
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