Heroes

<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> <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>