Shame and the Captives

On the edge of a small Australian town, far from the battlefields of the Second World War, a camp holds thousands of Japanese, Italian and Korean prisoners of war. The locals are unsure how to treat the 'enemy', though Alice Herman, whose young husband is himself a prisoner in Europe, becomes drawn to the Italian soldier sent to work on her father-in-law's farm. The camp commander and his deputy, each concealing a troubled private life, are disunited. And both fatally misread their Japanese captives, who burn with shame at being taken alive. The stage is set for a clash of cultures that has explosive, far-reaching consequences.

• (Author)  Thomas Keneally
• (Illustrated)  No
• (Illustrator) N/A
• (Age range) N/A
• (Series) N/A
• (ISBN)  9781444781274
• (Publisher)  Sceptre
• (Printing date)  2015
• (Format)  Paperback
• (Dust jacket) N/A
• (Weight)  275g
• (Size)  20 x 13 x 2.5 cm
• (No. of pages)  377
• (RRP)  £8.99