Infiltration: Two boys, one family, a world at war (Relative Invasion)

Book Two of the trilogy can also be read as a standalone WW2 novel. In Book One, Billy met his devious cousin, Kenneth, and a fateful rivalry began. Now it's 1940, the phoney war is over. London is being bombed. Billy is evacuated again, and this time his nightmare cousin, Kenneth, comes too. Worse, he's billeted right by Billy's mother and sister and takes every opportunity to edge further into their affections. Although dismayed at being separately billeted , Billy is comforted by having a photograph of his icon, the Cossack sabre, which he hides away. He attaches to his foster parents who help him develop new skills and confidence. Kenneth's talents are being nurtured and praised, but he still makes sure that whatever Billy has and does, Kenneth will infiltrate. Both boys face dramas and challenges as well as opportunities for personal growth as the war goes on and on, but when the photograph goes missing and a tragic event occurs, Billy is devastated for the future of both boys promises to be much more closely entangled. "A delight to read" - Historical Novel Society ". . . the stark and simple times of wartime Britain superbly evoked with just the simplest of brush strokes . . .gets so well into the mind of a small boy ....truly impressive." Frank Kusy, Rupee Millionaires"Historically authentic and psychologically insightful. A future classic." G.Polley, JapanSeptember 1940. Relentless bombing in London and a rush to safety in the country for Billy's family. This time, sinister cousin Kenneth is evacuated too. While war rages in the background, Kenneth threatens Billy's new-found security, invading his family and foster home relationships. He doesn't know how Billy protects himself with imaginary power from the precious Cossack sabre. Or does he? When a family catastrophe brings a new threat from Kenneth, Billy needs all his new strengths and skills to face something that will change both boys' futures permanently.