George's Fateful D-Day

A young adult novel set in south Wales in 1943—44. It tells the story of precocious teen rugby genius George Jones and his family, who are struggling to come to terms with the death of George’s elder brother, Isaac. George is bullied because of the circumstances of Isaac’s death and his life only begins to look up when a regiment of United States infantry soldiers set up camp in the village, prior to undertaking practice manoeuvres for the upcoming D—Day invasion. George strikes up a friend...