Five Boys

Mick Jackson

first published 2001 Perennial, 2003 paperback 288 pages

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.

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Five Boys paperback · 2003 · Perennial · 288 pages · 9780060013950
Five Boys hardcover · 2002 · William Morrow & Company · 288 pages · 9780060013943
Five boys edition · 2002 · Faber · 239 pages · 9780571206186
Five boys edition · 2001 · Faber and Faber · 239 pages

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