Heroes av Robert Cormier

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<p><i>''What if I told him I am not the hero he thinks I am . . .?''<br></i><br> Maimed and disfigured whilst fighting in the World War Two, young Francis Cassavant is returning to his hometown as a hero. But one who must hide both his face and his identity.<br><br>For his past holds a bitter secret, one which he has vowed to revenge and which he can resolve only through his final, desperate plan: to destroy the man who betrayed him as a boy. <br><br> Left without a face or a future, but sustained by his deep sense of shame, Francis watches. He thinks of the gun in his duffel bag and waits, alone, for the return of another supposed hero. <br><br><b>Praise for Robert Cormier:</b><br><br> The Chocolate War<br> ''This is a tour de force and tour de force of realism'' - <i>Times</i><br><br> The Bumblebee Flies Away<br> ''A novel you are unlikely to forget'' - <i>Times</i></p>