Five Boys: A Novel

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, is the tale of the war's impact on the home front, bringing to light a lost place and time with an expert touch.