title: Shame and the Captives: A Novel
author:  Thomas Keneally 
description: "Keneally is especially good at rendering the small psychological adjustments made between people embarking on intimacy." (<i>New York Times Book Review</i>)<br /><br />If the legendary <i>Schindlers List</i> was not enough to showcase Thomas Keneallys literary mastery, then <i>Shame and the Captives</i> surely will.It is clear from the start how thorough are Keneallys research and cultural understanding; and he showcases them with brilliant, masterful writing....[A]n example of fine writing that has the power to entice modern readers and those interested in the truthful reflection of the human spirit, no matter the place, culture or generation. (<i>The New York Daily News</i>)<br /><br />"[Keneally's] prose is stunning, his plot all too vivid, his characters haunting. (<i>Minneapolis Star-Tribune</i>)<br /><br />"Once again, Keneally reaches back to the WWII era to stunningly dramatic effect...explores multiple and multifaceted themes of courage, loyalty, empathy, and cultural dissonance." (<i>Booklist</i>)<br /><br />Keneally shares his deeply believable and flawed characters' conflicting perspectives sensitively and with great empathy,expressing the full range of humanity in a few hundred pages. He does an extraordinary job of making all his characters compelling and sympathetic, with fully formed back stories, even those whose perspectives are likely to be the most "foreign" to the reader. Keneally blends history, romance and wartime intrigue in a remarkable piece of historical fiction with a strong sense of place and time. (<i>Kirkus (starred review)</i>)<br /><br />"No one equals Keneally for documenting the actions of human beings caught up in war, some desperate to hold onto their humanity, others desperate to die." (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>)<br /><br />"This is historical writing at its best. The details of life in both the prison camp and the civilian/military personnel in Gawell are based upon research into a similar prison break elsewhere during the war. This is a must-read for those who enjoy well-researched and atmospheric novels of World War II. The reader can feel the shame felt by the Japanese prisoners, and their preference for a merciless death to the humiliation of imprisonment. An exceptional story, highly recommended." (<i>Historical Novel Society</i>)<br /><br /><b>PRAISE FOR THOMAS KENEALLY:</b><br /><br />"[Keneally] gives vivid human faces to the victims and the perpetrators of war. He weaves his magic and the reader falls under his spell... Keneally negotiates the separate and intertwining narratives with his usual elegance and skill." (<i>The Guardian</i>)<br /><br />"There is an intelligence and a mastery of conventional modes of narrative that must be acknowledged... Shame and the Captives entertains and informs." (<i>Sydney Morning Herald</i>)<br /><br />"[Keneally] looks into the heart of the human condition with a piercing intelligence that few can match." (<i>Sunday Telegraph</i>)
zlib_text: Thomas is given his freedom just as he finally realizes he doesn’t want to
  go anywhere – unless his master is at his side.  He hopes Valyr is
  mistaken and will tell him it’s all just a bad joke, but he flies away,
  leaving a piece of himself on Valkin.
  Valyr hopes Thomas will admit he wants to stay and not leave, but Valyr
  can’t continue to hold Thomas against his will, not when Valyr begins to
  feel deeply for the man. 
  After he watches Thomas take off, Valyr decides to race after his sub
  and catches up with him on the shape-shifter inhabited Planet X.  There,
  he lures Thomas to a brothel unlike any other. 
  In the whorehouse, Valyr claims to be a shifter prostitute, trying to
  tempt the truth from Thomas, the one answer he must know.  Will
  Thomas return to Valkin?
  
  Slave World
  Book IV:  The Return
   
   
   
  by
  Kelex
  M/M, ANAL, BONDAGE,
  SUSPENSION BONDAGE, BONDAGE, DISCIPLINE,
  SPANKING, SEX TOYS, TORTURE,
  and HUMILIATION
   
   
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