Shame and the Captives: A Novel
- ISBN-10
- 147673464X
- ISBN-13
- 9781476734644
- Series
- Shame and the Captives
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 367
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-02-24
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Thomas Keneally
Description
A tale inspired by true events follows the experiences of a World War II prisoner's wife who befriends an Italian anarchist in the hopes of alleviating her husband's suffering, only to be swept up in a violent prison break. By the Booker Prize-winning author of Schindler's List.
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