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WIN a copy of 'Shame and the Captives'!

You could WIN 1 of 5 copies of Shame and the Captives by Tom Keneally - this novel brilliantly explores the intimacies of ordinary lives being played out against momentous world events.



Will keeping the Japanese, Korean and Italian POWs of the Second World War alive in Australia keep Australian POWs alive and well wherever they are?

In the spirit of The Daughters Of Mars, Tom Keneally's new novel brilliantly explores the intimacies of ordinary lives being played out against momentous world events.

In Gawell, New South Wales, a prisoner-of-war camp to house European, Korean and Japanese captives is built close to a farming community. Alice is a young woman living a dull life with her father-in-law on his farm while her new husband first fights, then is taken prisoner, in Greece. When Giancarlo, an Italian POW and anarchist from Gawell's camp, is assigned to work on their farm, Alice's view of the world and her self-knowledge are dramatically expanded.

But what most challenges Alice and the town is the foreignness of the Japanese compound and its culture, entirely perplexing to the inmates' captors. Driven by a desperate need to validate the funerals already held for them in Japan, the prisoners vote to take part in an outbreak, and the bloodshed and chaos this precipitates shatter the certainties and safeties of all who inhabit the region.

RRP - $45.00. Available in stores now | Click here to buy.

Competition closes Friday 27 June.

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In 25 words or less, tell us why you would like to win a copy of Shame and the Captives.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

DEFINITIONS

1. The following definitions apply to these Terms and Conditions:

a) “Closing Date” means 17:00hrs on Friday 27 June 2014.
 b) “Commencement Date” means 12:00hrs on Wednesday 4 June 2014.
 c) “Determination Date” means 12:00hrs on Monday 30 June 2014.
 d) “Entrant” means a person who enters the Promotion.
 e) “Newsletter” means the June 2014 issue of The History Channel e-newsletter, which can be registered for at http://www.historychannel.com.au/my-history/subscribe.aspx or http://www.thehistorychannel.co.nz/my-history/subscribe.aspx.
 f) “Prize” means a prize offered in the Promotion. “Prizes” means all the prizes offered in the Promotion.
 g) “Promoter” means Foxtel Management (Foxtel) Pty Ltd ABN 65 068 671 938, of 5 Thomas Holt Drive, North Ryde, NSW, 2113.
 h) “Promotion” means this competition.
 i) “Promotion Period” means the period between the Commencement Date and the Closing Date.
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 l) “Website” means The History Channel website, located at www.thehistorychannel.com.au or www.thehistorychannel.co.nz.
 m) “Winner” means an Entrant who wins a Prize, including in the Unclaimed Prize Determination.
 n) “Unclaimed Prize Determination” has the meaning set out in Condition 26.
 o) “Unclaimed Prize Determination Date” means Thursday 31 July 2014.

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PARTICIPATION

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4. The Promotion is a game of skill, and chance plays no part in determining the Winners.

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7. This Promotion will be advertised in the Newsletter and on the Website.

8. An Entrant is eligible to win a Prize if they:

a) are a permanent resident of Australia or New Zealand; and

b) are a Foxtel, Optus TV featuring Foxtel, Foxtel from Telstra, or Sky Television New Zealand subscriber, or live in a household with a Foxtel, Optus TV featuring Foxtel, Foxtel from Telstra or Sky Television New Zealand subscription and have the subscriber’s permission to enter the Promotion, and the subscription account is not in arrears and is active from the Commencement Date until the Unclaimed Prize Determination Date; and

c) are over the age of 18, or, if under the age of 18, have their parent’s or guardian’s permission before entering the Promotion;

and are not:

d) employees of:
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 iv. any of the Relevant Parties; or
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ENTRY

10. To enter the Promotion, an Entrant must, during the Promotion Period:

a) log on to the Website;
 b) click on the ‘Competitions’ link and then the ‘WIN Shame and the Captives’ competition link;
 c) complete all of the required data entry fields on the entry form; and
 d) answer the following question:

“In 25 words or less, tell us why you would like to win a copy of Shame and the Captives” (the “Entry Question”).


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a) late;
 b) delayed;
 c) incomplete;
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 p) capable of giving rise to civil liability.

12. Entry to the Promotion is limited to 1 entry per Entrant.

13. Only 1 Prize will be awarded per person over the entire Promotion Period.

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a) allow the Promoter to inspect and copy any documents the Promoter may request establishing eligibility to enter the Promotion, including but not limited to evidence of age, residence and/or identity.

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a) fails to establish their entitlement to win the Promotion to the Promoter’s satisfaction; or
 b) fails to produce items as required by Condition 18 or produces items that appear to be illegible, stolen, forged, reconstructed, altered, incomplete or tampered with in any way; or
 c) appears, to the Promoter, to have tampered with, or benefited from tampering with, the entry process; or
 d) has submitted an entry that is not in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.

WINNERS

22. There will be 5 Winners determined from all entries received during the Promotion Period. Each Winner will receive 1 Prize.

23. The Winners will be determined on the Determination Date by the Promoter at 5 Thomas Holt Drive, North Ryde NSW 2113. The Winners will be the Entrants who, in the sole opinion of the judges, have most creatively answered the Entry Question.

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 a) not claimed by the Winner by 9:00hrs on the Unclaimed Prize Determination Date; or
 b) forfeited for any reason,
 the Prize will be awarded to another Entrant in an unclaimed prize determination (the “Unclaimed Prize Determination”), which will take place at 10:00hrs on the Unclaimed Prize Determination Date and will be conducted by the Promoter at 5 Thomas Holt Drive, North Ryde, NSW 2113. The Winner/s of the Unclaimed Prize Determination will be notified by email within 2 business days of the Unclaimed Prize Determination Date.

PRIZES

27. Each Prize consists of

• 1 x copy of “Shame and the Captives” by Tom Keneally, valued at a maximum of $45.00

THE TOTAL PRIZE POOL FOR THIS PROMOTION IS VALUED AT A MAXIMUM OF $225.00

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GENERAL

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